Apple unveils M6-powered MacBook Pro and iMac without raising prices
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Apple has unveiled a new range of Mac computers powered by its latest M6 chip but held its pricing, as it gears up for the expected debut of its first touchscreen MacBook this week. The iPhone-maker revealed a refreshed MacBook Pro and iMac desktop, whose M6 processor has been optimised to handle more complex artificial intelligence tasks, the California-based company said in separate statements on Tuesday. The M6, Apple's first 2-nanometre chip announced in August, has a larger 12-core processor, 12-core GPU and dual 16-core Neural Engine. It was launched alongside the M5 Ultra. The term 2-nanometre chip is not literal, but rather a label given to the latest generation of processors that are processed to pack in more transistors, and is faster and more powerful compared to previous iterations. Apple said the new 14-inch (35.6cm) MacBook Pro is up to 13 times faster than previous M chips and its GPU is capable of 30 per cent faster graphics and 25 per cent quicker AI workloads compared to the M5. The company is positioning the MacBook Pro "for a wide range of users – from college students, to business professionals across every industry, to multidisciplinary creators", Shelly Goldberg, Apple's vice president of hardware engineering, said in a statement. The latest iMac, meanwhile, has up to 12 times faster on-device AI performance "so users can run powerful AI models", Apple...
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