Apple has unveiled two new Apple Silicon chips today. The M6 chip debuts in a new Mac mini model and marks Apple’s first 2nm processor. The M5 Ultra launches in a refreshed Mac Studio and is Apple’s most powerful chip ever.
Apple’s new M6 chip
The M6 is Apple’s first 2-nanometer chip, which the company says increases transistor density and power efficiency. This allows it to upgrade compute blocks without increasing die size.
The M6 features a 12-core CPU, two more than the M5 chip. Notably, it’s Apple’s first processor with all three CPU core types. That includes two super cores, four performance cores, and 6 efficiency cores.
Super cores prioritize maximum single-threaded performance and are Apple’s most powerful core type. Performance cores are optimized for demanding multithreaded work, and efficiency cores handle background tasks.
