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Apple Adds FP8, FP4, And 2-Bit Int Support To macOS 27

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Isalia20@Is36E

Apple just announced lower bit dtypes(FP8/FP4/2-bit Int) support coming to macOS 27 on WWDC!

https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/330/?time=263

3:19 PM · Jun 8, 2026 · 6K Views
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Users reacted negatively to Apple's native FP8, FP4, and 2-bit integer support in macOS 27, viewing the announcement as underwhelming for WWDC and questioning whether it qualifies as real hardware support.

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Santosh Mohan@theycallmeMohan

@Is36E Sad that this is likely the most exciting announcement from this year’s WWDC

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Isalia20@Is36E

@T_Wrex_Baby See the example below

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T.Rex-Baby@T_Wrex_Baby

@Is36E BF16 too!

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Isalia20@Is36E

@T_Wrex_Baby BF16 already had support before

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T.Rex-Baby@T_Wrex_Baby

@Is36E Idiot, running on CPU is not support. Now, it runs on UNIFIED MEMORY!

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