Apple is working on an external display with an integrated A13 chip

Apple is developing an external display that includes an A13 chip with Neural Engine, according to a new rumor from 9to5Mac. The A13 chip with Neural Engine would presumably serve as an eGPU, although details are clear at this time.

Having a CPU / GPU built into the external display could help Macs deliver high-resolution graphics without using up all of the computer’s internal chip resources. Apple could also combine the power of the display SoC with the Mac’s SoC to deliver even more performance for performing graphics-intensive tasks.

There were rumors in 2016 that suggested Apple was working on a new version of the Thunderbolt display that included a graphics card, but no such display ever materialized. In fact, no Apple-branded display came out until the Pro Display XDR introduced in 2019, and the Pro Display XDR is just a display with no GPU included.

9to5Mac believes that the display with A13 chip would replace the Pro Display XDR, and it is possible that the final version of such a display will use an even more powerful chip than the A13 which was first introduced with the iPhone 11 .

Apple is also reportedly working on a more affordable external monitor that would be sold with the Pro Display XDR, but this more affordable monitor is apparently separate from the version with an integrated A-series chip.