Apple testing 64-bit multi-core IBM chip for new Macs.

[Eug]

Bye bye Motorola?

Sources said that benchmarks and applications tests demonstrate that a 1GHz GPUL processor doubles the performance of the 1GHz Motorola PowerPC G4 processor in current Macs. Even so, they said, the first run on GPUL processors should range from 1.4 to 2GHz, depending on yield.

I hope so, because the G4 is getting pretty long-in-the-tooth.

 

[Adul]

now that would totally own . That would be tempting to get a mac for sure

 

[majewski9]

It doesnt look like Apple will not go the Hammer route after all. They desperately need to scale their processors and gain share.

I love the name Gigaprocessor Ultralite! IT sounds like some sort of super hero!

 

[krackato]

However, they caution that the chip probably won't reach Apple's consumer systems for more than a year at the earliest.

groan...

 

[ElFenix]

interesting.

 

[Eug]

Discussion at arstechnica.