Imac pro will have an a10 fusion coprocessor

The new iMac Pro are going to be released before the end of this year and today we have some inside information on the Apple computer.

Chip A10 Fusion of the iMac Pro could be used with "Hey, Siri"

Based on information available through Apple's BridgeOS 2.0 software package, it appears that the iMac Pro will feature an ARM coprocessor in the form of an A10 Fusion chip. This would be the first time that a Mac uses an Apple-designed A-series chip.

Troughton-Smith notes on Twitter that the A10 Fusion chip would allow "Apple to experiment with tighter control" of macOS, without frustrating developers and users.

In addition, he explains that the A10 Fusion chip of the iMac Pro could be used with "Hey, Siri", a feature currently missing from the macOS version of Siri. In fact, Troughton-Smith says that the chip even works when the iMac is completely turned off.

IMac's inner workings

During this summer it was already speculated that the iMac Pro computer would have a coprocessor and this new information seems to confirm the rumor that had emerged.

Furthermore, Bloomberg reported earlier this year that Apple was developing a new ARM-based chip for the MacBook Pro. The chip would take care of the low-power tasks that currently depend on the Intel processor.

We don't have an official iMac Pro release date yet, but Apple has promised it will be here before the end of the year, so the announcement would be imminent. What do you think of this news of the Fusion A10 chip in the iMac?

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