[eigenspace]

I mean, yeah sure, we should wait and see what actually comes out, but I'm not sure I really see much reason to be skeptical.

Blackwell came out in 2024 on n4p. This article is claiming that Apple hopes to get into the same ballpark of performance as a Blackwell GPU with an M7 Ultra, which at the absolute earliest would release in 2027, but more likely 2028 or 2029, and would consist of two absolutely massive M7 Max GPUs stapled together, for a total die area bigger than a 5090, but on a smaller more advanced node.

Honestly, if they can't release something that big by 2028 that's at least competitive with a 5080, it'd be extremely embarrassing for them.

[segmondy]

I'm hoping they are right. I was saving for M5 Ultra Pro 512gb or 768gb and feel so screwed. Could have gotten an M3 512gb or a genoa DDR5 system with blackwell pro 6000 and the prices have climbed. Apple doesn't have control of the supply chain, for the first time they are on the same level with other vendors, so I'm skeptical they can do what they hope to ... I'm still going to keep saving for this M7 ...

[datakan]

I don't think they care much about GPU's. They never did in the past, thats why you dont get nVidia in a Mac. Apple was happy with Intel graphics until they went M series chips. They just never cared about gaming at all.

For AI purposes that may change but I doubt it.