Apple is preparing a major leap in chip technology for its future Macs and AI servers. According to recent reports, the upcoming Apple M6 (“Komodo”) and M7 (“Borneo”) SoCs could launch in 2026 and 2027, bringing significant performance boosts over the current model.
The most exciting development is a new AI server chip, codenamed “Baltra,” which could feature up to six times the CPU and GPU cores of today’s M3 Ultra chip.
For comparison, the current Apple M3 Ultra chip has up to 32 CPU cores and 80 GPU cores.
The new AI server chip, reportedly in partnership with Broadcom, is being tested with configurations offering 2x, 4x, and 6x the core counts of the M3 Ultra. This means the most powerful version could pack up to 192 CPU cores and 480 GPU cores-a massive jump in processing power.
These chips are designed to handle advanced Apple Intelligence features, with the AI server chip expected to process requests remotely and deliver results to users’ devices. This marks Apple’s first processor made specifically for AI server tasks, showing the company’s focus on artificial intelligence and cloud-based computing.
The M6 and M7 chips are expected to follow Apple’s usual launch cycle, arriving after the M5 chips. While detailed specs for the M6 and M7 are still under wraps, the focus is clearly on boosting performance for both everyday users and demanding AI workloads.