According to Apple's announcement, M6 has a 12-core CPU and a 12-core GPU, two more cores each than M5, with Neural Accelerators in every GPU core and a Dual 16-core Neural Engine. Apple cites up to 30% faster graphics and up to 25% faster on-device AI performance than M5. Memory bandwidth reaches 170GB/s, with 16GB of unified memory as standard and up to 32GB as an option.
For the MacBook Pro, Apple cites up to 1.3x faster prompt processing for local language models than the M5 model, and up to 24 hours of battery life. For the iMac, which moves straight from M4 to M6, it cites up to 5x faster prompt processing in LM Studio than M4. Both machines support Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 and run macOS 27.
In the US the MacBook Pro starts at $1,999 and the iMac at $1,499 ($1,699 for the 12-core version). Pre-orders open on October 28 in 35 countries and regions, with deliveries starting November 6. According to Geektime, there is no official Israeli pricing yet. All performance figures are Apple's and have not been independently tested.
