Yesterday the iMac line received welcome updates. This update was just a spec bump, but a big one to say the least. These models remain physically unchanged but feature new chips:
The 21.5-inch iMac now features 8th-generation quad-core, and for the first time 6-core Intel processors, delivering up to 60 percent faster performance.
The 27-inch iMac now for the first time features up to 9th-generation 6-core and 8-core Intel processors, delivering up to 2.4 times faster performance.
The Radeon Pro Vega graphics that debuted on iMac Pro, and were later added as an option to MacBook Pro, now come to iMac. On the 21.5-inch iMac this new GPU delivers up to 80 percent faster graphics performance and up to 50 percent on the 27-inch.
Sadly, these new iMacs do not include the amazing T2 chip found in all other recent (2018 onwards) Macs, but that’s because it doesn’t support Hard Drives. The iMac is overdue a major redesign, which I can’t see happening before Apple’s standalone 6K display debuts alongside the 2019 Mac Pro. Hopefully, when this happens the iMac will move entirely to SSD’s, like iMac Pro, and then we will see the T2 (or by then T3) chip come to the consumer desktop line.
Seeing as iMac was last updated at WWDC 2017, these updates are really good to see, but I can’t help but think that this will be the final revision to the current iMac design, originally introduced way back in 2012.
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