Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in performance and AI compute
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Apple announces M6 and M5 Ultra chips with big gains in performance and AI compute.
Apple introduced the M6, its first 2 nm chip, with a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, and Dual 16-core Neural Engine. The M5 Ultra offers up to 512GB of unified memory and 1.2TB/s bandwidth, 50% higher than M3 Ultra. Both chips target significant performance leaps for AI workloads and general computing. Availability for the 512GB M5 Ultra option is late October.
What commenters are saying
Commenters largely praised Apple's hardware-first AI strategy, arguing the company's chip focus gives it an edge for local model inference. Several noted the high cost of RAM upgrades ($25/GB in the US, more in the UK). Some questioned Apple's software AI efforts, citing delayed Siri features and the lack of Linux support. A few recommended alternatives like Nvidia, AMD, or Tenstorrent for running local LLMs.