Apple's 'M3 Pro' chipset could feature 12 CPU cores (www.engadget.com)

For context, the M2 Pro starts with 16GB of memory, and you can upgrade it to feature up to 32GB of RAM.

Of course, before Apple announces the M3 Pro, the company first needs to release the standard M3 chip. My belief is the first Macs with M3 chips will begin arriving toward the end of the year or early next year, Gurman notes.

He speculates the M3 variant Apple is testing is the baselevel M3 Pro the company plans to release sometime next year.

Notably, the M3 line is expected to take advantage of TSMCs forthcoming 3nm node process.

In the meantime, Apple is expected to announce its newest Mac, the longrumored 15inch MacBook Air, at WWDC 2023 next month.