Apple Announces M6-Powered 14-inch MacBook Pro with 12-Core CPU and 24-Hour Battery

Apple announced the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip on October 27, 2026, featuring a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU with up to 24 hours of battery life.
Performance improvements include up to 30% faster graphics and 25% faster on-device AI workloads compared to the M5, and up to 13x faster AI performance compared to the M1.
The device supports up to 32GB of unified memory with 170GB/s bandwidth, Wi-Fi 7, and a Liquid Retina XDR display.
Pre-orders open on October 28, 2026, with general availability on November 6, 2026.

Hardware and Connectivity

12-core CPU and 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; Dual 16-core Neural Engine is up to 1.9x faster than M5.
Ports include three Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, MagSafe 3, SDXC card slot, and headphone jack; supports up to two external displays.
12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View, three-mic array, and six-speaker system with Spatial Audio.

Ships with macOS 27, introducing Siri AI as a conversational assistant with Visual Intelligence.
Apple Intelligence features are included across everyday apps.
Siri AI is available in beta on macOS 27.2 for English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish; not available on iOS/iPadOS/watchOS in the EU.

45% of total parts use recycled materials, including 100% recycled aluminum enclosure and 100% recycled cobalt in the battery.
Available in Space Black and Silver; 60% of supply chain manufacturing uses renewable energy.