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So it seems like the M2 is really an "M1+" or "M1X", whereas the M2 Pro/Max/Ultra are really the second-generation Apple Silicon. That's fine, in my opinion. M

So it seems like the M2 is really an "M1+" or "M1X", whereas the M2 Pro/Max/Ultra are really the second-generation Apple Silicon. That's fine, in my opinion. M1 is still an amazing chip, and if that product class (MacBook Air, entry iMac, etc.) gets even marginal yearly revisions, that's still better than life was on Intel.

top_sigrid 4y ago
Actually I get a different impression. Although the M2 tests have been impressive nonetheless (the M2 being based on the A15 and not on the A14 makes it more the an M1X imho), the issues around throttling and thermals with the MacBook Air make it seem to me, that the M2 was actually designed to be on the 3nm node - which then seems to have been delayed by TSMC. That the rest of the M2* line will presumably be made with the 3nm process boosts this impression for me. I was planning on getting the redesigned M2 Air, but with the above in mind (which is just speculation) it got me thinking again.