Apple M6
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| General information | |
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| Launched | August 25, 2026 |
| Designed by | Apple |
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| Physical specifications | |
| Cores |
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| Memory (RAM) |
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| GPU | 12 cores |
| Co-processor | NPU: dual 16-core |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Mac Mini |
| Technology node | 2 nm |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Apple M5 |
The Apple M6 is an ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) created by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon family. It was announced on August 25, 2026, succeeding the Apple M5.[1] Each chip integrates a central processing unit (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU), neural processing unit (NPU), and unified memory on a single package.[2][3]
The M6 is the first Apple silicon chip to be manufactured using TSMC's 2 nm process.[1]
History
[edit source]On June 25, 2026, reports indicated that Apple would not develop M6 Pro and M6 Max variants, instead focusing on future chips with greater emphasis on artificial intelligence workloads.[3][4]
On August 25, 2026, Apple announced the M6 as the successor to the Apple M5.[1]
Design
[edit source]CPU
[edit source]The M6 CPU features two super cores, four performance cores and six efficiency cores, for a total of 12 cores.[1]
GPU
[edit source]The M6 GPU features 12 cores and includes Neural Accelerators for artificial intelligence workloads, which Apple says provide a 30% improvement over the M5.[1]
Apple also introduced changes to the shader-core architecture, hardware-accelerated ray tracing and Dynamic Caching.[1]
Neural Engine
[edit source]The M6 includes a dual 16-core Neural Engine, which Apple says provides twice the performance for AI-related tasks compared with previous Apple silicon chips.[1]
Memory
[edit source]The base model Mac Mini with M6 includes 16 GB of unified memory and can be configured with up to 32 GB.[1]
Peak unified memory bandwidth is up to 170 GB/s.[1]
Media Engine
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Additional features
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Performance
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Products
[edit source]M6
[edit source]Variants
[edit source]| Variant | CPU | GPU | Memory | Architecture | Used in | |||||
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P cores |
E cores |
Cores | Neural accelerators |
Controllers | Bandwidth (GB/s) | Size (GB) | |||
| M6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 153.6 | 16 | Single die | Mac Mini |
| 170 | 24 or 32 | |||||||||
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in performance and AI compute". Apple Newsroom (Press release). Retrieved August 25, 2026.
- ↑ Christoffel, Ryan (June 19, 2026). "Apple's M6 chip launches this fall, with these new products rumored". 9to5Mac. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- 1 2 Miller, Chance (June 25, 2026). "Apple will skip M6 Pro and M6 Max chips, new report says". 9to5Mac. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ Clover, Juli (June 25, 2026). "2027 Macs to Get AI-Focused M7 Chips as Apple Skips High-End M6". MacRumors. Retrieved June 26, 2026.