Apple M6
System-on-a-chip series designed by Apple Inc.
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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]
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | August 25, 2026 |
| Designed by | Apple |
| Common manufacturer | |
| 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 M6 is the first Apple silicon chip to be manufactured using TSMC's 2 nm process.[1]
History
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
CPU
The M6 CPU features two super cores, four performance cores and six efficiency cores, for a total of 12 cores.[1]
GPU
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
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
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
Additional features
Performance
Products
Variants
| Variant | CPU | GPU | Memory | Architecture | Used in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S cores |
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 | |||||||||