Apple’s new M6 chip gets more cores and more AI compute
Apple has unveiled the M6 chip for Mac Mini and the M5 Ultra for Mac Studio, emphasizing improved AI compute and performance. The M6 is Apple's first 2nm chip, while the M5 Ultra utilizes a quad-die architecture for high-end professional tasks.
Why it matters
Apple's continued investment in custom silicon and on-device AI processing is a critical driver for the future of personal computing and AI integration.
Apple has announced a new M6 chip for Macs, along with an M5 Ultra that it says is its “most powerful chip ever,” designed for tasks like 3D rendering and running frontier AI models. The M6 is Apple’s first 2nm chip, which Apple says will bring improvements in performance and power efficiency, and it also has a Dual 16-core Neural Engine for on-device AI workloads.
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