The release this year of AMD graphics solutions with RDNA architecture of the second generation has already been promised by the head of the company. They left their mark even in the new macOS beta. In addition, Apple's operating system provides support for a range of AMD APUs.
Since 2006, Apple has been using Intel processors in its Mac line of personal computers. Last year, rumors strongly attributed Apple's intention to phase out Intel processors in future laptops in favor of ARM-compatible processors of its own design. So far, these changes have not been implemented in practice, but the "multi-vector" policy of choosing central processors is already felt by studying innovations, operating system MacOS 10.15.4 Beta 1. References to a wide range of AMD hybrid processors appear in the code of this software platform.
Since all the listed families of processors of this brand are mobile, it is easy to assume that they will be registered in new versions of the MacBook. Apple companies can impress the capabilities of the integrated graphics subsystem of AMD processors, although it leaves enough space for the discrete graphics of this brand. Navi 12 is a frequently mentioned GPU. Raven Ridge and Raven Ridge 2 are AMD's 14nm APUs, Picasso is already in 12nm, and Renoir and van Gogh crown the spectrum with their 7nm manufacturing process.
Another surprise is the mention of discrete GPUs Navi 21, Navi 22 and Navi 23 in the MacOS code. It also makes a reference to the Variable Rate Shading function, which should be implemented by AMD graphics solutions with RDNA 2 architecture. At the quarterly reporting conference, the head of the company Lisa Su ( Lisa Su promised that this generation of GPUs will be released this year. Apparently, Apple already implements their support in advance.
Support for LPDDR4 memory is also not left without attention. This type of memory is used in mobile devices, and MacBook series laptops are one of the main candidates for its use. AMD has implemented LPDDR4 support for the 7nm Renoir hybrid mobile processors, which were released earlier this year. Intel is going to equip Lakefield processors with LPDDR4 with a high degree of integration. The latter also have a good chance of registering in Apple's ultra-thin laptops, because Microsoft has already chosen Lakefield to create the Surface Neo foldable tablet.
Source: 3dnews.ru