Apple is skipping M6 Pro and Max to focus on M7 chips

#1

Post by StizzurpXDD » Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC

They are skipping to "focus more on AI" and to makd M7 "AI powered".

Re: Apple is skipping M6 Pro and Max to focus on M7 chips

#2

Post by mikequinlan » Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC

Sez who?

Re: Apple is skipping M6 Pro and Max to focus on M7 chips

#3

Post by tony_dev_ » Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC

This doesn't match Apple's known chip development cycle. Pro/Max variants share the same architecture as base - they're not independent projects you can "skip".

Re: Apple is skipping M6 Pro and Max to focus on M7 chips

#4

Post by re-thc » Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC

tony_dev_ wrote: post #3

This doesn't match Apple's known chip development cycle. Pro/Max variants share the same architecture as base - they're not independent projects you can "skip".

> they're not independent projects you can "skip"

Skip as in not manufacturing them. That part still costs time and effort. TSMC has limited capacity. You have to pick.

Also it's not 100% shared. Pro and max often have additional things added on.

Re: Apple is skipping M6 Pro and Max to focus on M7 chips

#5

Post by StizzurpXDD » Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC

mikequinlan wrote: post #2

Sez who?

News sources. I would have posted a link but as a new account I can't.