Apple quietly kills off support for Intel Macs and MacBooks

Date:
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:33:41 +0000

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It's an end of an era: Apple no longer supports any Mac with an Intel chip,
as it quietly announces that macOS 27 Golden Gate will only work with devices with Apple silicon sold after 2020.

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or MacBook with an Intel chip, then we have bad news, as Apple has quietly killed off support for any device sold before 2020 that doesn't have an Arm -based Apple silicon chip (which means Macs with M1 chips or newer - or the A18 Pro, in the MacBook Neo's case).

Apple announced macOS 27 Golden Gate at WWDC 2026 , and highlighted new features and performance improvements. However, it didn't reveal what Macs would be getting the upcoming operating system , which is due to release
'this Fall', so expect it about October. Instead, we found confirmation
tucked away at the bottom of the macOS news site. This is a bit cheeky, as it's a major change that will impact a lot of people, though it's also not that surprising, as it was only a matter of time before Apple dropped support for older Macs. Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

So, that also means there's no Mac Pro or iMac Pro model which can run macOS 27. Will Apple silicon models come out this year for those super-powerful workstations? Let's hope. Bye bye Intel Here is the list of Macs and MacBooks that will be able to run macOS 27 Golden Gate: You may like macOS 27 Golden Gate announced at WWDC 2026 here's everything you need to know The best MacBook and Macs of 2026 How to download the macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta MacBook Air M1 or later MacBook Pro M1 or later MacBook Pro 13-inch M1 2020 or later MacBook Pro 14-inch M1 Pro 2021 or later MacBook Pro 16-inch M1 Pro 2021 or later MacBook Neo iMac M1 2020 or later Mac mini M1 2020 or later Mac Studio 2022 and later By concentrating on its own chips, which use Arm architecture, Apple also no longer has to worry about Macs running on Intel's x86 chip tech, which will hopefully mean the macOS team has more time to improve the performance of the software and add features in the future.

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