Apple today unveiled the M4 Pro and Apple M4 Max, two new CPUs that, when combined with M4, provide the Mac far more sophisticated 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 of the M4 series have the fastest CPU core in the world, which results in the greatest single-threaded performance in the industry and much better 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 presented in the previous generation. The M4 Pro and Apple M4 Max significantly boost unified memory bandwidth by up to 75% and allow Thunderbolt 5 for the Mac pro M4 for the first time.
The Apple M4 Max series of processors offers remarkable performance for professional and AI tasks when paired with improved machine learning (ML) accelerators in the CPUs and a neural engine that is up to two times quicker than the previous generation. Additionally, they preserve users’ privacy while delivering lightning-fast performance for Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that revolutionizes how people work, interact, and express themselves.
M4: Outstanding Results and Novel Capabilities
For the first time, M4’s incredible performance is available on Mac for artists, students, businesses, 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 quicker than M1, multitasking between programs like Excel and Safari is very quick. Everything from picture editing to AAA gaming is very quick and fluid thanks to a 10-core GPU’s amazing graphics performance, which is up to two times quicker than M1. Additionally, Apple Intelligence products like Writing Tools and other AI tasks benefit greatly from the speedier 16-core Neural Engine.
M4 has a greater memory bandwidth of 120GB/s and can accommodate up to 32GB of unified memory. In addition to a built-in display, the M4 family’s display engine is improved to enable two external monitors. Additionally, M4 now has up to four Thunderbolt 4 connections, which offers quick data transfers and even greater peripheral versatility.
M4 Pro: Far More Powerful and Capable than Any AI PC Chip
For customers with more demanding workflows, such as academics, developers, engineers, creative professionals, and others, M4 Pro expands upon the cutting-edge technology 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 quicker than the newest AI PC chip and up to 1.9 times faster than the M1 Pro’s CPU.
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 Apple M4 Max. Building and testing applications across several simulators in Xcode is now faster than ever with this significant speed gain. Additionally, games like Control seem more captivating because to the enhanced hardware-accelerated ray-tracing engine in the M4 series GPU, which also enables professional 3D renderers to create breathtaking graphics even faster.
Up to 64GB of fast unified memory and 273GB/s of memory bandwidth are supported by M4 Pro, which is a huge 75% increase over M3 Pro and twice as much capacity as any AI PC processor. When paired with the M4 family’s speedier neural engine, on-device Apple Intelligence models operate at lightning speed. Additionally, M4 Pro supports Thunderbolt 5 on Mac, which more than doubles the throughput of Thunderbolt 4 with data transfer rates of up to 120Gb/s. The M4 Pro provides amazing speed and the renowned power efficiency of Apple silicon for professionals working with greater file volumes in AI, video, code bases, and other fields.
M4 Max: The Most Powerful Chip for a Pro Laptop
For data scientists, 3D artists, and musicians who want to push professional processes to their limits, Apple M4 Max is the best option. Up to 12 performance cores and four efficiency cores make up its maximum 16-core CPU. It is up to 2.5 times quicker than the most recent AI PC chip and up to 2.2 times faster than the CPU in the M1 Max. With up to 40 cores, the GPU can outperform the most recent AI PC chip by up to 4 times and outperform M1 Max by up to 1.9 times. Thus, demanding tasks such as de-noising unprocessed video material in Deviance Resolve Studio may now be completed in real time.
Up to 128GB of rapid unified memory and 546GB/s of memory bandwidth four times the capacity of the newest AI PC chipare supported by the Apple M4 Max. Large language models with about 200 billion parameters may now be readily interacted with by developers. M4 Max is the best option for video professionals because of its upgraded Media Engine, which has two video encode engines and two ProRes accelerators. Additionally, the Apple M4 Max supports Thunderbolt 5 with a data transfer rate of up to 120Gb/s, much as the M4 Pro. The M4 Max excels at handling the most demanding professional jobs and offers remarkable laptop battery life because of Apple silicon‘s energy efficiency.
Apple Silicon Powers Apple Intelligence
M4, M4 Pro, and Apple M4 Max are Apple Intelligence designs. Apple Intelligence brings personal intelligence to the Mac, ushering in a new era. Apple Intelligence uses Apple silicon and the Neural Engine to provide Mac users new ways to work, communicate, and express themselves by combining industry-first privacy measures with powerful generative models. In the US, macOS Sequoia 15.1 is available in English. Systemwide writing features let users edit, revise, and summarize practically anything they write.
The newly updated Siri answers hundreds of Mac and Apple device questions and lets users move between spoken and typed queries, speeding up daily tasks. New Apple Intelligence features will launch in December, with more to come. Users may instantly create custom emoji using Genmoji and create fun photographs with Image Playground. The Siri will become much more powerful when it can conduct tasks throughout the system and utilize a user’s context to give personalized insight. ChatGPT will be added to Writing Tools and Siri in December, letting users apply its expertise without switching apps.
Apple Intelligence always protects user privacy. Private Cloud Compute offers on-device computing, Apple’s larger server-based models for more complex workloads, and groundbreaking personal data protection. Everyone may use ChatGPT without registering, and privacy is protected: Users’ IP addresses are masked, and OpenAI doesn’t store requests. Users who connect their accounts must follow OpenAI data-use policies.
Better for the Environment
Because to the M4, M4 Pro, and Apple M4 Max power efficiency, the new MacBook Pro line fulfills Apple’s high energy efficiency criteria and delivers up to 24 hours of battery life. It takes less time to plug in and consumes less energy. Apple silicon saves energy in iMacs and Mac minis. Apple 2030 seeks carbon neutrality by the end of the decade. Globally, the corporation is carbon neutral.
