According to Bloomberg, Apple is testing a 14-inch MacBook Pro version using the M6 chip and may launch it this year.
This will be Apple's first processor produced on the 2nm process of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company - the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer), replacing 3nm technology that has been used in many recent generations of chips.
Switching to the 2nm process allows Apple to increase processing power without consuming more energy.
Sources said that the M6 chip will also switch to new packaging technology, bringing the CPU, GPU, memory and Neural Engine closer together to increase the speed of data exchange between components.
Compared to the 153 GB/second memory bandwidth on the M5, the M6 is expected to reach about 200 GB/second, significantly improving graphics performance as well as AI tasks running directly on the device.
Apple is also said to be upgrading the Neural Engine, increasing the number of graphics cores to 12 cores, while optimizing video encoding and decoding capabilities.
It is noteworthy that Apple has not yet developed M6 Pro or M6 Max versions. More advanced chip lines may have to wait until the M7 generation in 2027.
If the above information is accurate, the MacBook Pro M6 will become the first Mac model equipped with a 2nm chip, opening the way for a new generation of hardware focused on AI performance and energy saving.
