Apple unveils M6 and M5 Ultra chips for Mac mini and Mac Studio

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Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in performance and AI compute

August 25, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

M6, Apples first 2 nm chip, features a larger, more powerful 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, and Dual 16-core Neural Engine, while M5 Ultra is Apples first quad-die architecture and its most powerful chip ever

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Apple® today debuted M6 in the new Mac mini® and M5 Ultra in the new Mac Studio®, providing an extraordinary leap in performance and AI capabilities. M6, Apples first state-of-the-art 2-nanometer chip, advances every compute block, delivering gains across every dimension of performance. The chip features a larger 12-core CPU complex with the worlds fastest CPU core, a... More