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Apple unveils M5 Ultra and M6 chips, boosting AI capabilities on Macs

From Daily Star · () English

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  • Apple has launched its new M5 Ultra and M6 processors, designed to enhance artificial intelligence capabilities and performance on Mac computers.
  • The M5 Ultra, Apple's most powerful chip yet, features a quad-die design with up to a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU, offering significantly increased memory bandwidth for professional workloads.
  • The M6 chip, manufactured using a 2-nanometer process, includes an updated CPU design and enhanced Neural Engines, aiming to speed up AI tasks like prompt processing for large language models run locally on devices.
  • These new chips will power updated Mac Mini and Mac Studio models, with new Mac Minis available for pre-order.

Apple is significantly boosting the artificial intelligence capabilities of its Mac computers with the introduction of two new processors: the M5 Ultra and the M6. These chips are engineered to handle increasingly demanding AI workloads and other intensive tasks.

Apple has unveiled two new processors, the M5 Ultra and M6, as it steps up the computing power available for artificial intelligence and other demanding workloads on its Mac computers.

— AppleAnnouncing the launch of the new M5 Ultra and M6 chips.

The M5 Ultra is positioned as Apple's most powerful chip to date. It features a groundbreaking quad-die design, achieved by combining two dual-die M5 Max processors. This configuration allows for substantial processing power, with options for up to a 36-core CPU and an 80-core GPU. Crucially, it offers 1.2 terabytes per second of unified memory bandwidth, a 50% increase over the M3 Ultra, making it ideal for complex professional applications such as 3D rendering, visual effects, and running large AI models locally.

The M5 Ultra, described by Apple as its most powerful chip to date, combines two dual-die M5 Max processors to create the company's first quad-die design.

— AppleDescribing the architecture of the new M5 Ultra processor.

Complementing the M5 Ultra, the M6 processor is designed for a broader user base. Manufactured using an advanced 2-nanometer process, the M6 incorporates a new CPU design, additional CPU and GPU cores, and two 16-core Neural Engines. Apple claims this processor can deliver nearly 30% more peak GPU compute performance for AI tasks, which should notably speed up processes like prompt handling when large language models are executed directly on the device.

Apple says the bandwidth represents a 50% increase over the M3 Ultra.

— AppleHighlighting the memory bandwidth improvement of the M5 Ultra chip.

Apple's strategic focus on local AI processing is evident with these new chips. The company is enabling developers to leverage its hardware and software frameworks to run and fine-tune AI models on Macs. This approach distributes workloads across the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine, reducing reliance on cloud infrastructure. The M5 Ultra and M6 chips will be integrated into new Mac models, including updated versions of the Mac Mini and Mac Studio, with new Mac Minis already available for pre-order.

Apple says the processor is manufactured using a 2-nanometer process and includes a new CPU design, additional CPU and GPU cores and two 16-core Neural Engines.

— AppleDetailing the manufacturing process and components of the M6 processor.
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Originally published by Daily Star in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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