{"id":828905,"date":"2026-08-28T17:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/828905\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T17:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:58:14","slug":"apples-new-m6-adds-feature-previously-exclusive-to-high-end-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/828905\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s new M6 adds feature previously exclusive to high-end chips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/m6-lg-01.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"M6 Liquid Glass\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple\u2019s next-generation M6 chip is here, debuting first in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qK4yvq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new Mac mini<\/a>. And among its powerful upgrades, M6 gets a new feature previously exclusive to higher-end chips like M5 Pro and Max.<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s M6 has both super cores and performance cores, a first for a base chip<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Trump-may-renege-on-CHIPS-Act-jeopardizing-plans-to-make-Apple-chips-in-the-US.webp\" alt=\"Trump may renege on CHIPS Act, jeopardizing plans to make Apple chips in the US | Close-up of silicon wafer\" class=\"wp-image-989704\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple silicon continues advancing in big ways, and this week brought the <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/08\/25\/apple-launches-next-gen-apple-silicon-chips-m6-and-m5-ultra\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">latest evidence of that<\/a>: M6 and the M5 Ultra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both chips offer innovations in their own ways. For example, M5 Ultra offers Apple\u2019s first quad-die architecture, and M6 is the first 2 nanometer chip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M6 also has a Pro-level upgrade in the type of CPU cores it has. It offers 12 cores total:<\/p>\n<p>2 super cores<\/p>\n<p>4 performance cores<\/p>\n<p>6 efficiency cores<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historically, Apple\u2019s chips have had only two cores: performance and efficiency. But <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/04\/m5-chips-now-have-three-types-of-core-what-does-this-actually-mean\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">that changed<\/a> with the M5 Pro and M5 Max earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple rebranded its previous \u2018performance\u2019 cores as \u2018super cores.\u2019 Then added a third, brand new type of core that assumed the \u2018performance\u2019 name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The naming is a bit confusing, but here\u2019s the breakdown <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/20\/apple-explains-why-m5-chips-have-three-different-core-types-in-new-interview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">from 9to5Mac\u2019s Chance Miller<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201csuper cores\u201d are Apple\u2019s most powerful CPU cores. These were previously called \u201cperformance cores,\u201d but Apple renamed them in conjunction with the introduction of the\u00a0new \u201cperformance cores.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new performance cores are now the middle-tier in the M5 chip architecture, offering a balance of power efficiency and multi-threaded performance. The performance core architecture is what\u2019s new with M5 Pro and M5 Max.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M5 Pro and Max were, until this week, the only way to get super cores and performance cores in one chip. Now the M5 Ultra and the base M6 chip offer Apple\u2019s two most powerful CPU cores too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previous base chips, like the M5, only ever offered two types of cores. But with M6, users will get all three: super, performance, and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s just one of the reasons why the base M6 chip is an especially exciting year-over-year upgrade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.sjv.io\/3kM9Xy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Mac with 15% discount from Apple refurbished<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Best Mac accessories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787939892_699_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787939894_562_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-5527864-12834157\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1066442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787939894_507_Tello-Banner-4-750-x-150-Mac.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s next-generation M6 chip is here, debuting first in the new Mac mini. 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