M6 MacBook Pro Opens Preorders With Configuration-Dependent Bandwidth
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Apple opened preorders for the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip at RMB 15,999, according to IT之家 AI, with delivery expected as early as November 6. The machine has a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, and dual 16-core Neural Engines, while Apple says its on-device AI performance is up to 13 times that of the 13-inch M1 model. According to cnBeta, citing Apple’s technical specifications, the 16GB configuration provides 153GB/s of memory bandwidth, while the 24GB and 32GB configurations provide 170GB/s.
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The memory-bandwidth split makes the configuration relevant to buyers running memory-intensive workloads such as local AI models, although cnBeta notes that actual performance depends on application demands and memory capacity.