Apple silicon transition

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The Apple silicon transition is Apple's multi-year process of shifting its Mac lineup from Intel processors to its own ARM-based Apple-designed chips, fundamentally changing Mac performance, power efficiency, and software compatibility.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apple Inc. initiative ⓘ
microprocessor platform migration ⓘ
technology transition ⓘ
affectsSoftwareCompatibility macOS applications ⓘ
announcedAtEvent WWDC 2020 ⓘ
announcedByPerson Tim Cook ⓘ
announcedOnDate 2020-06-22 ⓘ
designApproach system on a chip ⓘ
enablesFeature running iOS and iPadOS apps on Mac ⓘ
firstChipInTransition Apple M1 ⓘ
firstProductsUpdated 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020) ⓘ
Mac mini (M1, 2020) ⓘ
MacBook Air (M1, 2020) ⓘ
goal improve performance per watt ⓘ
increase power efficiency ⓘ
reduce dependence on Intel ⓘ
tighter hardware–software integration ⓘ
impact changed Mac performance characteristics ⓘ
changed Mac power efficiency ⓘ
changed Mac software compatibility model ⓘ
includesComponentIntegration CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, and memory on a single SoC ⓘ
includesProductLine Mac Pro ⓘ
Mac Studio ⓘ
Mac mini ⓘ
MacBook Air ⓘ
MacBook Pro ⓘ
iMac ⓘ
industry personal computers ⓘ
initiatedBy Apple Inc. ⓘ
newArchitecture AArch64 ⓘ
ARM ⓘ
ARM64 ⓘ
previousArchitecture Intel x86-64 ⓘ
linked to: AMD64 architecture
previousSupplier Intel ⓘ
linked to: Intel Corporation
region global ⓘ
relatedTo Apple–Intel transition ⓘ
PowerPC–Intel transition ⓘ
requiresCompatibilityLayer Rosetta 2 ⓘ
supportedByOperatingSystem macOS Big Sur ⓘ
macOS Monterey ⓘ
macOS Sequoia ⓘ
macOS Sonoma ⓘ
macOS Ventura ⓘ
targetPlatform Mac ⓘ
timeframeDescribedAs multi-year process ⓘ
usesChipFamily Apple M1 ⓘ
Apple M1 Max ⓘ
Apple M1 Pro ⓘ
Apple M1 Ultra ⓘ
Apple M2 ⓘ
Apple M2 Max ⓘ
Apple M2 Pro ⓘ
Apple M2 Ultra ⓘ
Apple M3 ⓘ
Apple M3 Max ⓘ
linked to: Apple M3

Apple M3 Pro ⓘ
linked to: Apple M3

Apple M4 ⓘ
Apple silicon ⓘ

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Universal App Quick Start Program → relatedTo → Apple silicon transition ⓘ
Apple silicon transition → relatedTo → Apple–Intel transition ⓘ
linked to: Apple silicon transition
Johny Srouji → knownFor → Apple Silicon transition to ARM-based Macs ⓘ
linked to: Apple silicon transition
John Ternus → notableWork → Apple silicon Mac transition leadership ⓘ
linked to: Apple silicon transition