Intel will provide Apple with an ultra-high performance version of its Haswell for Apple's upcoming MacBook Pros.

Summary: MacBook Pro may soon be equipped with a particularly powerful type of Haswell processor

According to SemiAccurate, Apple will utilize a “special version” of High-End Haswell Processors for  its upcoming MacBook Pro. The report claims that the chips will include a special version of Intel's highest-end GT3e (Iris Pro 5200) integrated graphics.

If this rumor is true, it would give the Cupertino-based company’s MacBook Pro a unique hardware advantage over its laptop competitors. “Apple has somehow convinced Intel to give them a unique part for the next MacBook Pro, something that no one else will get. Not only that, this ultra-high performance part is something no one else can get for technical reasons” states SemiAccurate.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that the updated MacBook Pros will launch in mid-September. It is unclear if Apple will refresh both the Retina MacBook Pros and the standard MacBook Pros, but many believe that Apple is planning to phase out the non-Retina varieties.

Source: Intel to Supply Apple with Special High-End Haswell Processors for MacBook Pro