## [Apple unleashes M1](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/apple-unleashes-m1/?utm_campaign=Sunday%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=123510344&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--gmPKE3iy6HN88mopdY6pvcCwGy5skUFZGtSskJKEkRj9jW_16VdH6pgFk_otDYDS_vGe07bG3kaZxyBduie_jfu9hTw&utm_content=123510344&utm_source=hs_email)

## [Apple Event April 20, 2021](https://www.apple.com/apple-events/april-2021/?utm_campaign=Sunday%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=123510344&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8v8qCaFAi1G9Zqtjola9mZrZArK46_C-9maX_3-ReS-QbxcYKiCKwy0VI5ITHkRAZRshYy2kLedBpDCwuaPRDZ-23I-Q&utm_content=123510344&utm_source=hs_email)

> This week, Apple hosted its first event of 2021 and debuted products incorporating M1, the first silicon it has designed and developed in-house for the Mac. Dubbed "Spring Loaded", the event showcased new M1-powered iMac and iPad Pro models which will join the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini in supporting M1.

> The ARM-based M1 delivers impressive power and efficiency. By combining key components like the CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, and Memory on a single System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and then vertically integrating hardware and software, Apple claims CPU and GPU performance 3.5x and 6x faster, respectively, and battery life twice as long, compared to previous-generation Macs. With smaller and easier-to-cool packages, Apple will release the thinnest iMac ever, and power an iPad with a desktop-class CPU that will outperform the highest end desktop competition in many tasks.
> In our view, its new products signal that Apple is moving quickly on a two-year plan to transition the Mac line onto its own silicon. Having powered Apple computers with its x86 architecture since 2005, Intel could be the big loser.


> In other news this week, Intel reported a 20% decline in datacenter sales for the first quarter, purportedly because hyperscale players like Amazon and Facebook are going through a period of inventory “digestion”. AMD and Nvidia, its competition, also could be playing a role. Last week, for example, Nvidia announced Grace, a new ARM-based datacenter CPU.