Apple wrapped up a half-week of Mac bulletins Wednesday by debuting the most recent addition to the M-series of chips. A day after saying the M4 Professional alongside the tiny new Mac Mini, the corporate is showcasing the M4 Max, which is coming to the MacBook Professional line.
Like the opposite members of the M4 line, the Max is constructed atop second-gen 3-nanometer structure. It’s additionally Apple’s second chip (after the M4 Professional) to help Thunderbolt 5 switch speeds. These are a bit greater than twice as quick as Thunderbolt 4. The corporate additionally claims that the brand new Neural Engine doubles the pace of the M3.
The present M4 line breaks down as follows:
M4:
- As much as 10-core CPU: As much as 4 efficiency cores and as much as six effectivity cores
- As much as 10-core GPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
M4 Professional:
- As much as 14-core CPU: As much as 10 efficiency cores and 4 effectivity cores
- As much as 20-core GPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 273GB/s unified reminiscence bandwidth
M4 Max:
- As much as 16-core CPU: As much as 12 efficiency cores and 4 effectivity cores
- As much as 40-core GPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
- As much as 546GB/s unified reminiscence bandwidth
The brand new MacBook Professional with M4 Max is up for preorder on Wednesday. It begins delivery November 8.
