Vision Pro has Mac mini's M2 processor

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in Apple Vision Pro edited January 15

The processor in Apple Vision Pro appears to have the same configuration as that of the current base Mac mini, according to Mark Gurman.

Apple Vision Pro has an M2 processor
Apple Vision Pro has an M2 processor



It was long predicted that the Vision Pro would have a Mac-level processor -- initially said to be an M1 variant. Apple has since confirmed that it is in fact an M2 processor, working alongside a new R1 chip, but now Bloomberg's Mark Gurman believes he knows its exact configuration.

Hearing the M2 chip in the Vision Pro is the higher end variant with 10 GPU cores and 8 CPU cores. Separately, Apple Card Installments will indeed be an option at checkout online and at retail stores. https://t.co/MPsLc1TIca

-- Mark Gurman (@markgurman)



The current Mac lineup has models ranging from M1 to M3 processors, but there are three that on the surface appear to match this configuration. One of them is in the base model Mac mini, which retails for $559.

Then there's the 13-inch MacBook Air which has a $1,399 configuration, and the 15-inch MacBook Air which has this M2 with 8 CPU and 10 GPU cores, for $1,299.

Each of these models comes with 8GB Unified Memory, though, and it's believed that the Vision Pro will ship with 16GB. These Macs also all come with 256GB SSD storage, in their base models.

Apple has announced that the Vision Pro will also have 256GB storage for its base $3,499 process. Code references, though, suggest that storage options may go up to 1TB.

Rumor Score: Likely

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Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    tech_travellertech_traveller Posts: 46member
    It seems to be the first product in Apple's history to be launched with so many leaks. At this point, it doesn't even feel like an Apple product and launch.

    It will sell well, being Apple's headset, but it will not be iPhone level in sales.
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  • Reply 2 of 5
    thttht Posts: 5,593member
    It seems to be the first product in Apple's history to be launched with so many leaks. At this point, it doesn't even feel like an Apple product and launch.

    It will sell well, being Apple's headset, but it will not be iPhone level in sales.
    Apple announced the Vision Pro in June of 2023, 7 months ago. It was announced that it has an M2, R1, a bunch of cameras and sensors, modular such that different straps and light shields could be used and a bunch of demos were given to people. 

    Gurman is just slow dripping a bunch of articles with tiny little details for his job of getting as many clicks at Bloomberg as possible. It’s a circle as well. People are hyped up to get news of the product now that it is coming out in a couple of weeks. So, Gurman is giving it to them. 

    Apple is ramping up to sell it. A lot of people have to get face time with device now as part of their job. That means people are telling friends and reporters what they are doing and know. So, the slow dribbling of details is inevitable. 

    Apple themselves will have to run an ad campaign to teach prospective buyers how to use the device. That’s one of the purposes of the demos. It’s to teach people how to use the device and to show its features. 
    edited January 15 williamlondonjas99mattinozForumPostStrangeDayswatto_cobra
  • Reply 3 of 5
    chasmchasm Posts: 3,481member
    The Vision Pro will sell nothing like the iPhone, even the first iPhone way back in 2007, but that doesn’t mean it will be a flop — quite the opposite.

    At this price point, the primary early buyers will be business/industry clients, along with some rich folk buying it because they can and want to have some bragging rights. Which is fine.

    This is not a product aimed at most normal Apple buyers. It’s Apple opening up a new market by building a new paradigm, just as they did with the iPhone.

    Most of us will wait for AR sunglasses that don’t look like Dork-O-Vision (there are already those sorts of things coming out now), not something this powerful.

    At least, not until they can trim $1000+ off the price.
    ForumPosttech_travellerwatto_cobra
  • Reply 4 of 5
    StrangeDaysStrangeDays Posts: 13,012member
    tech_traveller said:
    It seems to be the first product in Apple's history to be launched with so many leaks. At this point, it doesn't even feel like an Apple product and launch.

    It will sell well, being Apple's headset, but it will not be iPhone level in sales.
    Guess you don’t remember the iPhone 4, huh. 
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 5 of 5
    StrangeDaysStrangeDays Posts: 13,012member
    chasm said:
    The Vision Pro will sell nothing like the iPhone, even the first iPhone way back in 2007, but that doesn’t mean it will be a flop — quite the opposite.

    At this price point, the primary early buyers will be business/industry clients, along with some rich folk buying it because they can and want to have some bragging rights. Which is fine.

    This is not a product aimed at most normal Apple buyers. It’s Apple opening up a new market by building a new paradigm, just as they did with the iPhone.

    Most of us will wait for AR sunglasses that don’t look like Dork-O-Vision (there are already those sorts of things coming out now), not something this powerful.

    At least, not until they can trim $1000+ off the price.
    Considering the AVP costs less than the original Macintosh did after adjusting for inflation, was the Mac just for rich bagging rights?

    AR sunglasses are a different use case than a VR headset.
    watto_cobra
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