Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra

	Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra(apple.com)
	1290 points by interpol_p 16 days ago \| 1255 comments
	tl;dr: Apple announced the M6 chip, its first 2nm SoC, debuting in a new Mac mini with a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, a Dual 16-core Neural Engine, and up to 170GB/s memory bandwidth. The M5 Ultra, launching in a new Mac Studio, uses next-gen UltraFusion to combine four dies for up to 36 CPU cores, 80 GPU cores, and 1.2TB/s of unified memory bandwidth—50% more than M3 Ultra—targeting heavy AI and pro workloads.
	HN Discussion: ↑Apple Silicon performance is impressive and a genuine generational leap ↓macOS restrictions and closed ecosystem push users toward Linux despite great hardware •Rumors suggest Apple is skipping M6 Pro/Max/Ultra variants to focus on M7 ~High-end Ultra configurations are absurdly expensive with unclear target audience ~Lower-end Apple Silicon Macs (like M4 Mini) offer the best value proposition