Apple Inc., which has been using Intel’s chips for years, is taking a major step forward by replacing the chip maker's chips with its own more powerful homegrown Mac processors while giving a comprehensive makeover to its MacBook Pro laptop computers.

The company unleashed its newly developed chips at its 'Unleashed' event which brought numerous other products to the table as well.

Apple claims that the new M1 Pro and M1 Max CPUs are 70 percent quicker than their M1 predecessors.

Apple is shooting straight at the high-end chips that Intel has provided for the MacBook Pro and other top-end Macs for the past 15 years with the new processors and devices. Apple began moving its low-end Macs to its own M1 Apple Silicon chip last year. But this time, the new chips are a more daring move, attempting to considerably outperform Intel's top-performing offerings.

The processors have ten total CPU cores, which is an increase from the M1 chip's eight. The ten cores are divided into eight high-performance cores and two cores for low-energy workloads. In the M1, there are four high-performance cores and four low-performance cores.

The graphics performance of the M1 Pro and M1 Max, which have 16 and 32 graphics cores, has also been improved. This is an improvement over the M1 Macs' seven or eight-core choices. According to Apple, graphics performance on the M1 Max is up to four times quicker than on the previous M1 processor, while the M1 Pro is twice as fast. In addition, it is 13 times faster than previous Intel models.

The M1 Pro can hold 32 GB of memory, while the M1 Max can hold up to 64 GB. This is an upgrade from the M1's 8GB or 16GB of storage.

It also revealed a new MacBook Pro with larger screens, MagSafe charging, and higher resolution and the new chips are at the heart of the MacBook Pro's most major update since 2016. The new model comes in two screen sizes which are 14.2 inches and 16.2 inches, and the displays, like the newest iPad Pro, are miniLED panels. Improved colour reproduction is possible due to this technology. Thanks to a redesigned display cutout, the screens have 24 percent thinner side borders and a 60 percent thinner top border. This feature, often known as a notch, makes the display resemble that of an iPhone.

ProMotion is a feature on the displays that allows the screen refresh rate to be increased for a smoother overall experience. This year Apple added a similar function to the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. In addition, the company is including a 1080 progressive-scan video-chat camera, which customers of previous MacBook Pros have found to be lacking. Microphones and speakers were also improved.

The new models feature a more modern, boxier appearance and do not have the Touch Bar, the controversial touch-screen strip introduced with the 2016 redesign. The Touch Bar has been replaced by a circular fingerprint scanner and larger physical function buttons. Aside from undoing the previous version's modification, Apple is bringing back three connectors that consumers have been missing since they were removed five years ago which are the HDMI port, an SD card slot, and MagSafe charging.

The HDMI port makes connecting the laptop to a TV or external monitor a breeze, and the SD card slot is ideal for on-the-go photographers.

Meanwhile, MagSafe returns to the MacBook Pro after first appearing on the iPhone 12 last year. The laptop is charged with a magnetic charging adapter. This means that if the charging cord is tripped, it will be wrenched out instead of sending the computer crashing to the ground.

When watching video, the bigger 16-inch model can last up to 21 hours, while the smaller 14-inch model can last up to 17 hours, according to Apple. The laptops also include an unique fast-charging technology that can quickly charge the battery from zero to 50 percent.