M1: 7- or 8-core GPU M1 Pro: 14- or 16-core GPU M1 Max: 24- or 32-core GPU
M1 Ultra: 48- or 64-core GPU
Products, models, variants
Variant(s)
Apple A14
History
Predecessor(s)
Intel Core and Apple T2 chip (Mac) Apple A12Z (iPad Pro) Apple A14 (iPad Air)
Successor(s)
Apple M2
Mac transition to Apple silicon
Apple silicon
ARM architecture family
Universal 2 binary
Rosetta 2
Developer Transition Kit
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Apple M1 is a series of ARM-based system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc. as a central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) for its Mac desktops and notebooks, and the iPad Pro and iPad Air tablets.[7] The M1 chip initiated Apple's third change to the instruction set architecture used by Macintosh computers, switching from Intel to Apple silicon 14 years after they were switched from PowerPC to Intel, and 26 years after the transition from the original Motorola 68000 series to PowerPC. At the time of introduction in 2020, Apple said that the M1 had the world's fastest CPU core "in low power silicon" and the world's best CPU performance per watt.[7][8] Its successor, Apple M2, was announced on June 6, 2022, at Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
The original M1 chip was introduced in November 2020, and was followed by the professional-focused M1 Pro and M1 Max chips in October 2021. The M1 Max is a higher-powered version of the M1 Pro, with more GPU cores and memory bandwidth, a larger die size, and a large used interconnect. Apple introduced the version with the interconnect enabled as the M1 Ultra in 2022 containing two M1 Max units. These chips differ largely in size and the number of functional units: for example, while the original M1 has about 16 billion transistors, the M1 Ultra has 114 billion.
Apple's macOS and iPadOS operating systems both run on the M1. Initial support for the M1 SoC in the Linux kernel was released in version 5.13 on June 27, 2021.[9]
The initial versions of the M1 chips contain an architectural defect that permits sandboxed applications to exchange data, violating the security model, an issue that has been described as "mostly harmless".[10]
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AppleM1 is a series of ARM-based system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc. as a central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) for...
computers from Intel processors to Apple silicon at WWDC 2020 on June 22, 2020. The first Macs built with the AppleM1 chip were unveiled on November 10...
architecture intended for Apple's Mac computers after switching from Intel Core to Apple silicon, succeeding the M1. Apple announced the M2 on June 6...
"Icestorm" microarchitectures. Apple silicon AppleM1 Comparison of Armv8-A processors GoFetch – security vulnerability within the Apple M2 first disclosed in...
same day. On November 10, 2020, Apple announced that the MacBook Air would use the new AppleM1 system on a chip. The M1 Air does not have a fan, ensuring...
Apple released a redesigned 24-inch iMac based on the M1 to replace the 21.5-inch Intel model. In October 2021, Apple announced the M1 Pro and M1 Max...
replaces most of the data ports with USB-C sockets. The Apple silicon Mac Mini based on the AppleM1 chip was introduced in November 2020 in the original...
"Apple M3 Pro Chip Has 25% Less Memory Bandwidth Than M1/M2 Pro". Mac Rumors. Mehrotra, Shikhar (November 20, 2023). "M3 vs. M2: How Does Apple's New...
the built-in camera application. In 2021, Apple announced the AppleM1 Pro and M1 Max, variants of the AppleM1 system on a chip containing, among other...
Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2020. "Apple Announces New 13-inch MacBook Pro With M1Apple Silicon"...
diagonal screen size is 23.5 in.) with an AppleM1 processor, its first as part of its transition to Apple silicon. It comes in seven colors (Silver,...
Linux creator Linus Torvalds expressed interest in Linux support for the AppleM1 Mac, but thought that the work to make this happen was too time-consuming...
generation) iPad (9th generation) Apple Studio Display Apple silicon, the range of ARM-based processors designed by AppleAppleM1 Comparison of Armv8-A processors...
Air was announced on March 8, 2022, and released on March 18. It used an AppleM1 chip. The first generation of the high-end and professional flagship iPad...
models with the M1 Ultra are 2 pounds (910 g) heavier than those with the M1 Max as they are equipped with a larger copper heat sink. Apple says the Mac...
Pro to feature an Apple-designed system on a chip, the AppleM1. In 2022, the Touch Bar MacBook Pro was updated to feature an Apple M2 chip. The 14-inch...
November 10, 2020, Apple announced the first Mac Apple silicon chip, the AppleM1, in the Late 2020 Mac Mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. Apple has said that...
same design and screen sizes as the previous generation. It includes the AppleM1 chip, 5G connectivity, Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 connectivity (up to 40 Gbit/s)...
same iDevice recovery protocols, which later ended up true of the M1 series of Apple Macs. On September 10, 2020, a public release of checkra1n was published...
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