Today Apple announced the new iMac with the lightning-fast M6 chip that delivers better performance and powerful AI features in a super-slim all-in-one design. Below is news, availability and prices.
M6 chips
Thanks to the M6 chip, iMac offers better performance in everything from everyday tasks to creative workflows to AI tasks. The CPU of the M6 chip can have up to 12 cores, two more than the previous model. The up to 12-core GPU, also with two more cores than before, now has a Neural Accelerator in each core, offering up to 2x faster graphics performance for demanding tasks, such as photo editing, as well as better gaming performance compared to the M4 chip.
Connectivity
The new iMac integrates Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 technologies, as well as 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet which allows wired connections up to 2.5 times faster than the previous generation. Plus, the SSD offers up to 2x faster read and write performance.
Up to four Thunderbolt 4 ports allow you to transfer data at high speed and easily connect many peripherals, such as external drives and docks. You can also connect up to two 6K external monitors.
Other features
The new iMac maintains the 24″ display with 4.5K resolution, the 12MP camera with Auto Framing and Desktop Pan, six speakers with spatial audio and three professional quality microphones. Let’s not forget the macOS 27 operating system. Nothing new for super thin design and colors: blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange and silver.
Availability and prices
The new iMac with M6 can be pre-ordered starting today, October 28th. Deliveries will begin on Friday 6 November. Two starting configurations:
- iMac M6 with two Thunderbolt ports, 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, from 1,829 euros.
- iMac M6 with four Thunderbolt ports, 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, from 2,029 euros.
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