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macOS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era
You’ll need an M1 or better to run the next release of macOS.
TL;DR
- macOS 27 Golden Gate will require an Apple Silicon chip, dropping support for all Intel Macs.
- Intel Macs running macOS 26 Tahoe will get security and Safari patches for approximately two more years after macOS 27's release.
- Macs running macOS 15 Sequoia will receive one additional year of updates.
- Apple Silicon Macs can run Intel Mac apps via Rosetta 2 in macOS 27, but future releases may limit this.
- Third-party utilities for running newer macOS on unsupported Intel hardware will likely not work with macOS 27.
- Some advanced Apple Intelligence features will require an M3 Mac or newer with at least 12GB of RAM.
- The macOS 27 developer beta is available now, with a public beta in July and final release in the fall.