Apple May Release MacBook Pro With M6 Chip in 2026
The M6 chip's shift to a 2nm process could mark a significant generational leap for Mac performance and local AI processing, with the MacBook Pro likely the first device to receive it.
Reporting from 1 sources: ASCII.jp.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple plans to introduce the M6 chip in the latter half of 2026, and the 14-inch MacBook Pro is currently being tested with it. The M6 is expected to be Apple's first 2nm chip, offering faster processing, improved memory bandwidth around 200 GB/s, and up to 12 GPU cores.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported on June 25 that Apple plans to introduce the M6 chip in the latter half of 2026, and the 14-inch MacBook Pro is currently being tested with it. The M6 is expected to be Apple's first M-series chip manufactured using a 2nm process, which should improve processing speed and reduce power consumption. Memory bandwidth is anticipated to reach around 200 GB/s, up from the M5's approximately 153 GB/s, potentially speeding up image and video editing and AI processing. The GPU being tested has up to 12 cores, compared to the M5's maximum of 10. The current 14-inch MacBook Pro was updated with the M5 chip in October 2025, making a release about a year later natural timing. It is not yet clear whether the Mac mini and iMac will also get the M6, and the MacBook Air, refreshed in March 2026, may see an M6 version delayed until 2027.
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- ASCII.jp アップル「MacBook Pro（M6）」年内発売か