The Apple M1 has certainly managed to challenge the established hierarchy in the past, so it’s easy to see why greater performance should be offered by a more powerful successor. Regardless of the name of the SoC that should be powering the expected upcoming MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16, many commenters are predicting that the so-called M1X will be an absolute beast of a processor. It should be noted from the offset that Apple hasn’t even confirmed the M1X chip yet, although there have been some signs pointing to its existence.
