Apple is adding "one last chip" to the M1 processor family. The M1 Ultra is a new design that uses "UltraFusion" technology to strap two M1 Max chips together, resulting in a huge processor that offers 16 high-performance CPU cores, four efficiency cores,
a 64-core integrated GPU, and support for up to 128GB of RAM.
It looks like Apple is using a chiplet-based design for the M1 Ultra, just like AMD is doing for many of its Ryzen chips. A chiplet-based approach, as we';ve written, uses multiple silicon dies to make larger chips and can result in better yields since
you don';t need to throw a whole monolithic 20-core chip out if a couple of cores have defects that keep them from working.
This is a beast of a chip, and it fits in this neat little new Mac, called the Mac Studio. Apple also unveiled a new, more "affordable" monitor, but I';m not sure a monitor that maxes out at 60Hz in 2022 is worth €1779.
https://www.osnews.com/story/134649/apples-m1-ultra-tapes-two-m1-max-chips-together/
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