For a while now, Apple has attempted to replace Intel as its prime choice for components. Months ago, the initiative started with Apple’s 5G modems. Notably, the company bought a majority of Intel’s 5G production business, enabling the company to produce its own chips.

Now, Apple is reportedly developing Macs with its own infrastructure. According to Bloomberg, 2021’s three upcoming Mac processors will sport ARM-based chips, instead of the current Intel chipsets. More specifically, they will base its architecture on the upcoming A14 Bionic chipset, reportedly shipped in the next iPhone.

At least one device will launch with the new processor next year. The device will sport twelve cores: eight high-performance cores (codenamed Firestorm) and four energy-efficient cores (codenamed Icestorm). In the future, Apple will develop devices with more than twelve cores.

With several processors in the works, Apple is likely moving away from further reliance on third-party suppliers. Further, maintaining a single system will ease the company’s hopes for a single ecosystem of products.

Currently, Apple owns the industry’s highest-scoring chipsets. The iPad Pro 4 holds a score of 747937 on AnTuTu’s charts, the highest on record. The current iPhone generation tops out at 537154, just a few steps away from the Samsung Galaxy S20 series. The company already has the pedigree to maintain a good hold on performance with its own chips.

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