Intel at this year's 2015 IDF Summit in San Franciscu revealed new information about the Skylake architecture, which will be used by all future processors from Intel's workshop, and thus we will meet it in future Macs as well. We already learned some of that information through leaks, and Intel even revealed to us that it managed to develop the very first Xeon processor suitable for laptops. But it is a question of how it is in terms of performance - it may also depend on whether Xeon makes it into the future MacBooku For or not. Intel has announced some new information and, among other things, says that the processors will include the Iris Pro graphics chip, which is now so powerful that it can work with up to three 4K monitors at 60Hz. It's definitely a big improvement considering that Broadwell could only handle one 4K monitor and the older Haswell architecture could only handle one 4K monitor at a 30Hz refresh rate.
In addition, the new Iris Pro graphics chips are equipped with support for modern technologies and support DirectX 12, OpenCL 2 and OpenGL 4.4 technologies, all with support for 4K resolution. If we want to go into details, then the new Iris Pro chips contain transistors that are intended directly for decoding 4K video and also for its encoding. The Iris Pro graphics didn't break a sweat even when playing 4K RAW videos from a Canon camera, while advanced graphics ensured smooth playback without frame drops. If Skylake processors did not include it, users would have visible problems with smooth playback.
Of course, Intel also revealed information regarding the logic processor itself. There have also been improvements in this area, and Skylake processors have the Speed Shift function, which allows them to effectively increase battery life. The feature allows the processor to intelligently change the power state. Overall, however, the processors are more economical compared to the Broadwell architecture, and they also include eDRAM+, which serves to cache information and thus increases performance. Another expected feature is support for USB-C, DisplayPort 1.2, PCI Express 3.0 and Thunderbolt 3, which was introduced two months ago. One cable can drive two external 4K displays at 60Hz or one 5K Display at 60Hz. And when will the new Macs with Skylake processors be on the market? We could expect them later this year, as the company has indicated that the first processors will be announced and go on sale in two weeks at the IFA fair in Berlin.
*Source: MacRumors
if Apple will use these processors I have reason to consider a new MacBookat :-))))