Several codenames for AMD Navi GPUs have surfaced within the Apple MacOS Mojave source code, but they are not what they seem. One hawk-eyed user found the codenames Navi 16, Navi 12, Navi 10, and Navi 9 lying within the source code for Apple’s latest OS update back in November – yet this may all be explained away by simple coding syntax.

The potential codenames were technically in the public domain since last November, shortly after Apple’s Mojave update launched to the world. Since then they have resurfaced as further proof that AMD must be nearing its launch date for its upcoming mainstream Navi architecture. Within the driver package named ‘AMDRadeon6000HWServiceskext’, one user discovered multiple entries pertaining to AMD Navi GPUs. Specifically Navi 16, Navi 12, Navi 10, and Navi 9 variants.

However, this may all come down to the C++ programming language’s syntax. When compiled into a script, the code formed illusory AMD Navi GPU codenames at first glance. However, once simplified, the codenames give way to rather inane script that may harsh the AMD Navi buzz a little.