Apple adds M6 to 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac

Same design, new chip

Apple has moved its M6 system-on-chip to the 14-inch MacBook Pro and the iMac. The devices keep the designs they have had for years; the change is mainly under the hood. The announcement comes a day ahead of the company's "Pro and Tell" event in Los Angeles.

Configuration and connectivity

On the MacBook Pro, the M6 pairs 12 CPU cores with 12 GPU cores and dual neural engines for certain on-device AI workloads. RAM is configurable up to 32GB. Both models gain Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 through Apple's N1 networking chip, and the iMac adds a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port.

The iMac also offers a cut-down option with a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU. Port count depends on the chip: two Thunderbolt 4 ports with the base chip, four with the higher-core option.

Pricing and availability

The 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,999 ($1,899 with education discount), while the iMac starts at $1,499 ($1,449 with education discount) for the 10-core configuration and $1,699 ($1,599 with education discount) for the full chip. Pre-orders open Wednesday at 10:10 a.m. PT, with shipping on Nov. 6.

AI focus

Apple is pitching both machines as AI-forward computers, pairing the new chips with the recently released Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features in macOS 27 Golden Gate. The launch lands just before an event where Apple is expected to unveil a MacBook with an OLED touchscreen.