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The M4 chip was introduced in May 2024 for the iPad Pro (7th generation), and is the fourth generation of the M series Apple silicon architecture, succeeding the Apple M3. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was followed by the professional-focused M4 Pro and M4 Max in October 2024 .
The M4 Pro has 14 CPU cores (10 performance and 4 efficiency), while the M4 Max has 16 CPU cores (12 performance and 4 efficiency); both have a 16-core Neural Engine. The M4 Pro and M4 Max have a 20-core and 40-core GPU, and a 256-bit and 512-bit LPDDR5X memory bus supporting 273 and 546 GB/s bandwidth respectively.
The seventh-generation iPad Pro was released on May 15, 2024, [4] and is Apple's first device to use the M4 chip, [5] as well as the first iPad to use an OLED-based display module. [6] The 13-inch version is Apple’s thinnest device, with both models surpassing the seventh-generation iPod Nano .
The Apple silicon iMac features a 24-inch screen in a thin aluminum enclosure, elevated off the resting surface by a foot, and comes in seven colors. Apple started shipping the first Apple silicon iMacs on May 21, 2021. The line was revised in 2023 to use the Apple M3 chip and in 2024 to use the Apple M4. Reception to the iMac has generally ...
Apple specifically targeted AI development and workloads, both with the Neural Engine and with the increased maximum memory (128 GiB) of the M3 Max, allowing AI models with high numbers of parameters. Apple claims a 15% performance improvement for AI workloads on the M3 (compared to the previous generation M2). [13]
The MacBook Pro with Apple silicon is a line of Mac notebook computers first introduced in November 2020 by Apple.It is the higher-end model of the MacBook family, sitting above the consumer-focused MacBook Air, and is currently sold with 14-inch and 16-inch screens.
On November 10, 2020, Apple announced an updated MacBook Air with an Apple-designed M1 system-on-a-chip (SoC), launched alongside an updated Mac Mini and 13-inch MacBook Pro as the first Macs with Apple's new line of custom ARM-based Apple silicon processors. [6] Apple released the device a week later, on November 17.
Apple claims that the new 16-core Neural Engine is capable of 35 trillion operations per second, with 2× faster machine learning compared to the A16 Bionic chip. The A18 Pro, compared to the A17 Pro, can run Apple Intelligence features up to 15% faster. As shown on benchmarks, all chips in the A18 series have 8 GB of RAM, and both chips have ...