{"id":67127,"date":"2024-11-25T10:16:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T02:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=67127"},"modified":"2024-11-25T10:16:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T02:16:35","slug":"apple-introduces-m4-pro-and-m4-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/11\/25\/apple-introduces-m4-pro-and-m4-max\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple introduces M4\u00a0Pro and M4\u00a0Max"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Apple announced M4 Pro and M4 Max, two new chips that \u2014 along with M4 \u2014 bring far more power-efficient performance and advanced capabilities to the Mac. All three chips are built using industry-leading, second-generation 3-nanometer technology, which improves performance and power efficiency. The CPUs across the M4 family feature the world\u2019s fastest CPU core, delivering the industry\u2019s best single-threaded performance, and dramatically faster multithreaded performance.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GPUs build on the breakthrough graphics architecture introduced in the previous generation, with faster cores and a 2x faster ray-tracing engine. M4 Pro and M4 Max enable Thunderbolt 5 for the Mac for the first time, and unified memory bandwidth is greatly increased \u2014 up to 75 percent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combined with a Neural Engine that\u2019s up to 2x faster than the previous generation and enhanced machine learning (ML) accelerators in the CPUs, the M4 family of chips brings incredible performance for pro and AI workloads. And they deliver blazing performance for Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that transforms how users work, communicate, and express themselves, while protecting their privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cApple silicon has taken the Mac to unprecedented heights, and the rapid pace of innovation continues with M4 Pro and M4 Max,\u201d said Johny Srouji, Apple\u2019s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies. \u201cWith the world\u2019s fastest CPU core, immensely more powerful GPUs, and the fastest Neural Engine ever, the power-efficient performance and capabilities of the M4 family extend its lead as the most advanced lineup of chips in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M4: Phenomenal Performance and New Capabilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For entrepreneurs, students, creators, and more, the phenomenal performance of M4 comes to Mac for the first time. M4 features an up to 10-core CPU, with four performance cores and up to six efficiency cores. It\u2019s up to 1.8x faster than M1, so multitasking across apps like Safari and Excel is lightning fast. A 10-core GPU provides incredible graphics performance, up to 2x faster than M1, making everything from editing photos to AAA gameplay exceptionally fast and smooth. And the faster 16-core Neural Engine is great for Apple Intelligence features like Writing Tools and other AI workloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M4 supports up to 32GB of unified memory and has higher memory bandwidth of 120GB\/s. The display engine of the M4 family is enhanced to support two external displays in addition to a built-in display. And M4 now supports up to four Thunderbolt 4 ports, providing fast data transfer speeds and even more flexibility across peripherals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M4 Pro: Far More Powerful and Capable than Any AI PC Chip<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

M4 Pro takes the advanced technologies debuted in M4 and scales them up for researchers, developers, engineers, creative pros, and other users with more demanding workflows. M4 Pro features an up to 14-core CPU consisting of up to 10 performance cores and four efficiency cores. It\u2019s up to 1.9x faster than the CPU of M1 Pro, and up to 2.1x faster than the latest AI PC chip.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GPU features up to 20 cores for graphics performance that is 2x that of M4, and up to 2.4x faster than the latest AI PC chip.\u00a0This huge boost in performance makes building and testing apps across multiple simulators in Xcode quicker than ever. And with the improved hardware-accelerated ray-tracing engine in the M4 family GPU, games like Control look more compelling, and pro 3D renderers can produce stunning imagery in even less time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M4 Pro supports up to 64GB of fast unified memory and 273GB\/s of memory bandwidth, which is a massive 75 percent increase over M3 Pro and 2x the bandwidth of any AI PC chip.\u00a0This, combined with the faster Neural Engine of the M4 family, means on-device Apple Intelligence models run at blazing speed. M4 Pro also supports Thunderbolt 5 on Mac, delivering up to 120Gb\/s data transfer speeds, which more than doubles the throughput of Thunderbolt 4. For professionals working on larger file sizes across AI, video, code bases, and more, M4 Pro offers stunning performance and Apple silicon\u2019s legendary power efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M4 Max: The Most Powerful Chip for a Pro Laptop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

M4 Max is the ultimate choice for data scientists, 3D artists, and composers who push pro workflows to the limit. It has an up to 16-core CPU, with up to 12 performance cores and four efficiency cores. It\u2019s up to 2.2x faster than the CPU in M1 Max and up to 2.5x faster than the latest AI PC chip.\u00a0The GPU has up to 40 cores for performance that is up to 1.9x faster than M1 Max and up to an astounding 4x faster than the latest AI PC chip.\u00a0So heavy workloads like de-noising raw video footage in DaVinci Resolve Studio can now run in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M4 Max supports up to 128GB of fast unified memory and up to 546GB\/s of memory bandwidth, which is 4x the bandwidth of the latest AI PC chip.\u00a0This allows developers to easily interact with large language models that have nearly 200 billion parameters. The enhanced Media Engine of M4 Max includes two video encode engines and two ProRes accelerators, making it the ultimate choice for video professionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And like M4 Pro, M4 Max also supports Thunderbolt 5 with up to 120Gb\/s data transfer capability. M4 Max rips through the most challenging pro workloads and, thanks to the energy efficiency of Apple silicon, delivers exceptional battery life in a laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apple Silicon Powers Apple Intelligence<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max are built for\u00a0Apple Intelligence<\/a>.\u00a0Ushering in a new era for the Mac, Apple Intelligence brings personal intelligence to the personal computer. Combining powerful generative models with industry-first privacy protections, Apple Intelligence harnesses the power of Apple silicon and the Neural Engine to unlock new ways for users to work, communicate, and express themselves on Mac. It is available in U.S. English with macOS Sequoia 15.1. With systemwide Writing Tools, users can refine their words by rewriting, proofreading, and summarizing text nearly everywhere they write. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the newly redesigned Siri, users can move fluidly between spoken and typed requests to accelerate tasks throughout their day, and Siri can answer thousands of questions about Mac and other Apple products. New Apple Intelligence features will be available in December, with additional capabilities rolling out in the coming months. Image Playground gives users a new way to create fun original images, and Genmoji allows them to create custom emoji in seconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siri will become even more capable, with the ability to take actions across the system and draw on a user\u2019s personal context to deliver intelligence that is tailored to them. In December, ChatGPT will be integrated into Siri and Writing Tools, allowing users to access its expertise without needing to jump between tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apple Intelligence does all this while protecting users\u2019 privacy at every step. At its core is on-device processing, and for more complex tasks, Private Cloud Compute gives users access to Apple\u2019s even larger, server-based models and offers groundbreaking protections for personal information. In addition, users can access ChatGPT for free without creating an account, and privacy protections are built in \u2014 their IP addresses are obscured and OpenAI won\u2019t store requests. For those who choose to connect their account, OpenAI\u2019s data-use policies apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Better for the Environment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The power-efficient performance of M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max helps the all-new\u00a0MacBook Pro<\/a>\u00a0lineup meet Apple\u2019s high standards for energy efficiency and deliver up to 24 hours of battery life.\u00a0This results in less time needing to be plugged in and less energy consumed over its lifetime. And for desktop systems like\u00a0iMac<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mac mini<\/a>, the energy efficiency of Apple silicon also reduces the total amount of energy used. Today, Apple is carbon neutral for global corporate operations and, as part of its ambitious Apple 2030 goal, plans to be carbon neutral across its entire carbon footprint by the end of this decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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