TECH SPECS
Chip: Apple M6 chip
12-core CPU with 2 super cores, 4 performance cores, and 6 efficiency cores
12-core GPU
Neural Accelerators
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Dual 16-core Neural Engine
153GB/s memory bandwidth
Media Engine:
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
Video decode engine
Video encode engine
ProRes encode and decode engine
AV1 decode
Apple Intelligence
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Memory
16GB unified memory
Configurable to:
24GB or 32GB (170GB/s memory bandwidth)
Storage
256GB SSD
Configurable to:
512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
Display Support
Supports up to three external displays using Thunderbolt and HDMI ports:
– Three displays: Two displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 165Hz, plus a third display up to 5K at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K at 60Hz over HDMI
– Up to two displays: One display up to a native resolution of 8K at 60Hz or 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz, plus a second display up to 5K at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K at 60Hz over HDMI
Supports up to two external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports support native DisplayPort 1.4 speeds
Supports variable refresh rate (VRR), HDR, and multichannel audio
Video Playback
Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes
HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10, and HLG
Audio Playback
Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
Audio
Built-in speaker
3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
HDMI port supports multichannel audio output
Connections and Expansion
On front:
Two USB-C ports with support for USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s)
3.5 mm headphone jack
On back (M6):
2.5Gb Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet)
HDMI port
Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for:
Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
DisplayPort
Communications
Wireless
Apple N1 wireless networking chip
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 6
Thread networking technology
Ethernet
100/1000/2500BASE-T Multi-Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
Configurable to 10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb, and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ-45 connector)
Size and Weight
Height: 2.0 inches (5.0 cm)
Width: 5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Depth: 5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Weight (M6): 1.5 pounds (0.67 kg)
Electrical and Operating Requirements
Line voltage: 100–240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
Maximum continuous power: 155W
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: –40° to 116° F (–40° to 47° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 90% noncondensing
Operating altitude: tested up to 16,400 feet (5000 meters)
