Apple unveils M6 MacBook Pro with faster chip and higher price
Apple is releasing its M6 MacBook Pro on 6 Nov 2026, starting at $1,999 with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The price is $200 higher than the launch price of the previous model a year earlier. The laptop's chip moves from a 10-core M5 to a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU design, and a new N1 networking chip is included. Apple says the M6 is twice as fast as the M5 at AI tasks, while the chassis design is unchanged from the model introduced in 2021.
Key facts
- Apple claims the M6 renders 3D graphics 11.7 times faster than the M1 MacBook Pro.
- Apple claims the M6 runs Cyberpunk 2077 3.2 times faster than the M1 system.
- The chip has dual 16-core neural engines and runs macOS Golden Gate.
- The 14-inch laptop weighs 1.55 kilograms and the 16-inch model weighs 2.15 kilograms.
- The chip includes two super cores, four performance cores and six efficiency cores.
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First published from The Verge, Engadget and The National