Apple Vision Pro 2 · Hardware

A 2026 update could bring a 2nm R2 coprocessor

Taiwan's Commercial Times reported in September 2025 that Apple's headset would get an updated R2 sensor coprocessor built on TSMC's 2nm process during 2026, replacing the R1 that handles camera and sensor input. MacRumors and AppleInsider carried the same report the same day. Apple has confirmed nothing.

2 min readUpdated Sep 22, 2026

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What to know

Apple's headset could get a new R2 chip in 2026, made on TSMC's 2nm process, according to a September 2025 report from Taiwan's Commercial Times. The 2nm process is a newer and more efficient way of making chips.

The R2 would replace the R1, the chip that handles the headset's cameras and sensors.

Apple has not confirmed the chip.

How we know this

How we know this

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Sep 18, 2025Commercial TimesSupply chain sources expect the Vision Pro R2 chip to follow the move to 2nm.
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