Along with M4, Apple today unveiled the M4 Pro and M4 Max, two new chips that give the Mac much more advanced capabilities and power-efficient performance. The industry-leading, second-generation 3-nanometer technology used in the construction of all three chips enhances performance and power efficiency. The CPUs in the M4 family have the fastest CPU core in the world, which results in the best single-threaded performance in the industry and significantly faster multithreaded performance.One With faster cores and a ray-tracing engine that is twice as fast, the GPUs expand upon the revolutionary graphics architecture that was first introduced in the previous generation. The M4 Pro and M4 Max significantly boost unified memory bandwidth by up to 75% and enable Thunderbolt 5 for the Mac for the first time. The M4 family of chips offers remarkable performance for professional and AI workloads when paired with improved machine learning (ML) accelerators in the CPUs and a neural engine that is up to two times faster than the previous generation. Additionally, they protect users’ privacy while delivering lightning-fast performance for Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that revolutionizes how people work, communicate, and express themselves.
According to Johny Srouji, senior vice president of Hardware Technologies at Apple, “Apple silicon has taken the Mac to unprecedented heights, and the rapid pace of innovation continues with M4 Pro and M4 Max.” “The power-efficient performance and capabilities of the M4 family extend its lead as the most advanced lineup of chips in the industry, with the fastest CPU core in the world, incredibly powerful GPUs, and the fastest Neural Engine ever.”
M4: Phenomenal Performance and New Capabilities
For the first time, M4’s incredible performance is available on Mac for creators, students, entrepreneurs, and more. With four performance cores and up to six efficiency cores, the M4’s CPU can have up to ten cores. Because it is up to 1.8 times faster than M1, multitasking between programs like Excel and Safari is incredibly quick. Everything from photo editing to AAA gaming is incredibly quick and fluid thanks to a 10-core GPU’s amazing graphics performance, which is up to two times faster than M1. Additionally, Apple Intelligence features like Writing Tools and other AI workloads benefit greatly from the faster 16-core Neural Engine.
The 10-core CPU of the M4 chip, consisting of four performance cores and six efficiency cores, is depicted graphically.
The 10-core GPU of the M4 chip is depicted graphically. M4 has a higher memory bandwidth of 120GB/s and can support up to 32GB of unified memory. In addition to a built-in display, the M4 family’s display engine is improved to support two external displays. Additionally, M4 now has up to four Thunderbolt 4 ports, which offers quick data transfers and even greater peripheral flexibility.
M4 Pro: Far More Powerful and Capable than Any AI PC Chip
For users with more demanding workflows, such as researchers, developers, engineers, creative professionals, and others, M4 Pro expands upon the cutting-edge technologies introduced in M4. The M4 Pro has a CPU with up to 14 cores, which includes four efficiency cores and up to 10 performance cores. It is up to 2.1 times faster than the newest AI PC chip and up to 1.9 times faster than the M1 Pro’s CPU.2. With up to 20 cores, the GPU can outperform the newest AI PC chip by up to 2.4 times and double that of the M4.2. Building and testing apps across multiple simulators in Xcode is now faster than ever thanks to this significant performance boost. Additionally, games like Control appear more captivating thanks to the enhanced hardware-accelerated ray-tracing engine in the M4 family GPU, which also enables professional 3D renderers to create breathtaking imagery even faster.
Better for the Environment
The new MacBook Pro lineup meets Apple’s high energy efficiency standards and offers up to 24 hours of battery life thanks to the power-efficient performance of the M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max.5. As a result, it requires less time to be plugged in and uses less energy overall. Additionally, the energy efficiency of Apple silicon lowers the overall energy consumption of desktop systems like the iMac and Mac mini. As part of its ambitious Apple 2030 goal, Apple aims to be carbon neutral across its entire carbon footprint by the end of this decade. As of right now, the company is carbon neutral for its global corporate operations.
