Apple introduces the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6: 12-core CPU, up to 24-hour battery, from 69,900 baht

Apple has announced the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip, bringing more performance, on-device AI and faster connectivity for students, business users and creators.

M6 chip

M6 has a 12-core CPU with what Apple calls the world's fastest CPU cores, and a 12-core GPU that is up to 30% faster for graphics and up to 25% faster for AI workloads than M5. For M1 upgraders, graphics are up to 11x faster and AI performance up to 13x faster. Neural Accelerators in the GPU and a dual 16-core Neural Engine make it a strong platform for running LLMs locally while preserving privacy.

Compared with a 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 and the 14-inch with M5 respectively: time to first token for LLM prompts is up to 13x and 1.3x faster; Blender ray-tracing up to 11.7x and 1.3x; Affinity image processing up to 3.3x and 1.2x; Xcode compiling up to 2.5x and 1.3x.

Battery, display and connectivity

Battery life reaches up to 24 hours, up to 14 hours more for Intel upgraders and up to 4 hours more for M1 upgraders, who also get 16GB base unified memory, an extra Thunderbolt port and the Space Black finish with a fingerprint-resistant seal. The Liquid Retina XDR display reaches 1,600 nits peak HDR brightness with a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and an optional Nano-texture finish. It adds a 12MP Center Stage camera, a six-speaker sound system, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.

Pricing and availability

Order at apple.com/th/store and in the Apple Store app in 35 countries and regions, including Thailand; shipping and in-store availability follow soon. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 starts at 69,900 baht, or 65,900 baht with education pricing.

Source: Apple Newsroom (Thailand)