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
- 16GB
- 16GB unified memory
- Configurable to:
- 24GB or 32GB (170GB/s memory bandwidth
Storage
- 256GB
- 256GB SSD
- Configurable to:
- 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
Display Support
- M6
- 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)3
- 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)4
- Weight (M5 Pro): 1.6 pounds (0.73 kg)4
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)
- Typical acoustical performance: Sound pressure level (operator position): 5 dBA at idle5
