Chip names “M1 Pro” and “M1 Max” appear in the application history ahead of Monday’s Apple event

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Just over 24 hours after Apple’s long-awaited launch of the redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, new evidence has surfaced that Apple may be recalling the chips that power the upcoming Macs “M1 Pro” and “M1‌ Max.”

The new MacBook Pro will be powered by Apple’s next-generation silicon, featuring up to 10 CPU cores, with eight high-performance cores and two energy-saving cores. In graphics, Apple is expected to include two different versions of its upcoming chips, including 16 and 32 GPU cores.

There has been an ongoing debate about the name of the next generation Apple silicone Mac. Some have speculated that the chip may be called “M1X,” while others believe it could jump to “M2” to signify a significant jump in performance over the M1‌. However, in a new plot twist, the new chips can be called “M1‌ Pro” and “M1‌ Max.”

In his recent Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman noted that a Mac developer had informed him that in their app logs, the chipset names “‌M1‌ Pro” and “M1‌ Max” appeared, along with the same screen resolutions for upcoming MacBook Pros that MacRumors mentioned were Discovered it in the beta version of macOS Monterey last month. While the names have appeared in the app’s logs, Gorman says Apple may not eventually take this confusing naming approach.

The said developer told me that the new MacBook Pro chipset appeared in the records under the names “M1 Pro” and “M1 Max”. I’m not saying Apple will take this trend in its actual marketing names, but that’s another – albeit more confusing – possibility. We’ll know for sure in just 24 hours.

In the past, Apple added “X” and “Z” to its chip names to represent developed iterations of the core chip. For example, with the 2018 iPad Pro, Apple named the chip “A12X” based on the A12 chip of the iPhone XS.

Apple is widely expected to present the new MacBook Pro during its digital event on Monday, with the tagline “Unleashed”. Alongside the new MacBook Pro, Apple may be planning to announce the high-end Mac mini, the third generation of AirPods, and could surprise with the larger Apple silicon iMac, although that’s less likely. MacRumors will get in-depth coverage of the Apple event, including a live blog post on our website and tweets via @MacRumorsLive on Twitter.

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