Future Macs May Ship With R1-Like Chipsets Running In The Apple Vision Pro, According To New Discussion, But Not Everyone Agrees

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The Apple Vision Pro is currently being marketed as a headset with two chipsets, the M2, which already powers a few Macs, and the brand-new R1. While we wait for the AR headset’s official launch in 2024 to get to know more about the R1, there is a Twitter discussion going on, talking about the possibility of future M-series chipsets being paired with a more advanced version of the custom silicon mentioned above. Of course, not everyone agrees in the thread, but we thought that the discussion would make for an interesting read.

Before we begin, we want to remind readers that we have only expanded upon a discussion that was started on Twitter by Hachi Tech, who mentioned @VadimYuryev, the host of the YouTube channel Max Tech. He believes that since the Apple Vision Pro will launch in 2024, there is the possibility of future Macs with an M3 sporting an R1 chipset too.

@VadimYuryev Spring 2024 is when the headset releases, and we may get the iMacs released with the M3 and R1 with them.

— Hachi Tech (@TheXinrenda) June 16, 2023

Naturally, this interesting point piqued Vadim’s curiosity, who responded that the Apple Vision Pro is proof that a product from the California-based giant is able to run two custom chipsets in unison, so it is plausible for different hardware, including Macs, to be treated with these SoCs in the future. He also states that the reason why the Apple Vision Pro is able to handle the dual 4K displays is partly due to the existence of the R1.

Interesting point here. The Vision Pro headset proves that Apple is able to use dual Apple Silicon chips together on one device to boost performance.

The ONLY reason the Vision Pro can handle the dual 4K resolution with all of those pixels is BECAUSE of the R1 chip.

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