The 14-inch MacBook Pro moves to the M6, with a 12-core CPU and a 12-core GPU, Apple announced. It also gets Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 from Apple’s own N1 wireless chip, and every model starts with 1TB of storage. It’s the M6 update to the entry-level model that was expected around Apple’s “Pro and tell” event.
The CPU splits into two super cores, four performance cores and six efficiency cores. That’s two more CPU cores and two more GPU cores than the Apple M5, and Apple says graphics run up to 30% faster and AI workloads up to 25% faster.
Each of the 12 GPU cores has its own Neural Accelerator, working alongside what Apple calls a Dual 16-core Neural Engine. Apple says that engine is up to 1.9x faster than the M5’s, and it pitches the laptop for running large language models (LLMs) locally.
The 16GB base model gets less memory bandwidth than the others: 153GB/s, against 170GB/s with 24GB or 32GB. Apple’s announcement only gives the “up to” figure. If local AI is why you’re buying, we’d skip the 16GB model.
Apple’s fast charging, up to 50% in 30 minutes, needs a 96W or higher adapter. The M6 model comes with a 70W one, so that’s an extra purchase. Apple rates the battery at up to 24 hours of video streaming.
14-inch MacBook Pro (M6) key specs
- Display: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR, 3024 x 1964 at 254 ppi, ProMotion up to 120Hz; 1000 nits sustained full-screen and 1600 nits peak (HDR), 1000 nits SDR outdoors; nano-texture option
- Processor: Apple M6, 12-core CPU (two super cores, four performance cores, six efficiency cores); Dual 16-core Neural Engine
- Graphics: 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators and hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- Memory: 16GB (153GB/s), or 24GB or 32GB (170GB/s) unified memory
- Storage: 1TB, 2TB or 4TB SSD
- Battery: 72.4Wh; up to 24 hours video streaming, up to 16 hours wireless web
- Charging and ports: 70W USB-C power adapter in the box; fast charging with a 96W or higher adapter; MagSafe 3, three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, up to 40Gb/s), HDMI, SDXC card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack; up to two external displays
- Connectivity: Apple N1 chip; Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thread
- Software: macOS 27, with Siri AI in beta
- Size and weight: 0.61 x 12.31 x 8.71 inches (1.55 x 31.26 x 22.12cm); 3.4 pounds (1.55kg)
- Colors: space black, silver
- Other: 12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View; six-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio; three-mic array; Touch ID
Apple’s Philippine store lists it at Php 144,990 (about $2,270) with 16GB of memory, Php 157,990 (about $2,470) with 24GB and Php 170,990 (about $2,670) with 32GB, all with 1TB. In the US, the same three cost $1,999 (about Php 127,900), $2,199 (about Php 140,700) and $2,399 (about Php 153,500), and the nano-texture display adds Php 9,750 (about $150) in the Philippine store and $150 (about Php 9,600) in the US. That $1,999 start is $400 more than the $1,599 (about Php 102,300) the M5 model started at in October 2025.
Pre-orders are open in 35 countries and regions now, including the US, and it arrives from Friday, November 6th, in space black and silver. Expect it to arrive through local retailers by next month at the latest.
