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> How about a 4x, 8x and 16x M2 Max chiplet design which would have truly been next level... That was entirely Bloomberg BSing. The people working on reverse-e

• stirlo 3y ago
  Its true that Hector Martin said they didn't have the ability to add another interconnect like they did to double the Max to get Ultra. But that ignores the entirely different chip design T6500 which was assumed to be for the new Mac Pro. No technical details of it ever leaked but its reasonable to assume it would offer higher performance than the T6002 chips which became M1 Max/Ultra
  • gjsman-1000 3y ago
    > But that ignores the entirely different chip design T6500 which was assumed to be for the new Mac Pro. The thing about leaks is that they aren't confirmed and might, literally, not exist. In which case, you might be upset at Apple for not releasing a chip that they literally never made. Anyone can make up a fake chip number, create a Chinese account, and make a fake leak for clicks or the lulz, or reach out to a legitimate leaker and mislead them. But let's say it did exist. You are assuming that it can be mass-produced, even in small quantities, without immense waste or excessive resources, or at a R&D cost or tooling cost so large that it will never break even. Some things are just experiments.