Apple brings M6 chip to refreshed iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro
Apple has announced updated iMac desktops and an entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, both using the M6 processor. The chip debuted in the Mac mini several weeks ago.
Apple, the US technology company, has announced updated iMac desktop computers and an entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro laptop. Both machines will use the company's own M6 chip, which first appeared in the Mac mini several weeks ago.
Two iMac configurations
For the iMac, the M6 comes in two variants. The version with two Thunderbolt ports has a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, and can be configured with up to 24 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. The version with four Thunderbolt ports has 12 cores for both the CPU and the GPU, with a maximum of 32 GB of RAM and 2 TB of storage.
MacBook Pro
The MacBook Pro gets just one M6 option, with a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU. It can be configured with up to 32 GB of RAM and as much as 4 TB of storage.
A bigger step for the iMac
The update is more substantial for the iMac, since its previous refresh introduced the M4 chip. Apple skipped the M5 generation and went straight to the M6.
When presenting the Mac mini, Apple said that moving from the M4 to the M6 should bring up to 40 percent faster CPU performance, up to double the graphics performance and nearly five times faster on-device AI. Ars Technica reports that these figures largely match what it saw when testing the M6 Mac mini last month, and that users of the new iMac should expect similar results.
