Apples VR headset could be more powerful than our favorite MacBook

Date:
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:01:02 +0000

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Apple could adopt the M2 chip over the M1 for its AR/VR headset, helping it
to deliver even more premium experiences.

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Ahead of its rumored 2023 launch, it seems the Apple headset is getting a power boost thanks to Apples impressive M2 chip . If true then it could make be more powerful than our favorite MacBook, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) .

Thats according to Mark Gurmans latest Power On newsletter where he said Im told the latest internal incarnations of the [Apple headset] run the base M2 chip along with 16 gigabytes of RAM. Previous rumors had indicated that
Apples headset would instead be powered by two different chips an M1-like processor for more intense applications, and a weaker chip for low-powered uses.

Rumors should always be taken with a pinch of salt, but this one from Gurman certainly makes a lot of sense.

When the Apple headset was due to launch this year an M1 chip would have been an appropriate choice. The more powerful M1 Pro and M1 Max processors are designed for professional workstations like the MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) rather than consumer-focused devices like the headset, and the M2 would have been too new to properly incorporate it into the headsets design.

However, given that 2023 is set to be the headsets due date , Apple now has plenty of time to configure its design around its more powerful M2 hardware. If it does so itll also avoid any embarrassment of launching a premium device with outdated hardware. The Apple M1 and Apple M2 chips side by side (Image credit: Apple)

The M2 and M1 both feature an 8-core CPU, with four performance cores and
four efficiency cores. However, the M2 has two more GPU cores for a total of 10, as well as a neural engine capable of 5.8 trillion operations per second, more than 40% more operations than on the M1 according to Apple.

Translating what the numbers mean into practical terms, thanks to its
upgraded GPU the headset should be able to put its dual-8K micro OLED
displays to good use. Apples headset with an M2 would be able to create more visually impressive and (importantly) more realistic AR and VR experiences.

This souped-up hardware will likely come at a high cost. With specs
comparable to some of Apple's best iPads and best MacBooks , we expect the headset will set us back at least $1,000 / 1,000 / $1,500 if not more, but we'll have to wait and see what the Californian tech giant decides.

Apple has yet to confirm the existence of its headset publically yet, though Apple CEO Tim Cook has teased that the company is working on some kind of AR hardware .

With a 2023 launch seeming more and more likely well hopefully hear something more concrete about Apples AR/VR efforts later this year or more likely at its spring 2023 conference which will probably take place in March.



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