Apple first introduced its M6 silicon in the Mac mini, setting up a wider rollout across its desktop and laptop range. The company has now brought that chip to the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, following last year’s relatively modest move from M4 to M5.¹

The new model keeps the same basic formula: a 12-core CPU and GPU, up to 32GB of memory and up to 4TB of storage. Apple says the M6 delivers “up to 30 percent faster graphics performance” than the M5, while the Neural Engine can be up to twice as fast.¹

The more consequential practical change may be connectivity. Apple’s N1 wireless chip brings Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 to the base MacBook Pro, capabilities previously limited to configurations using M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.¹ It puts the laptop in step with Apple’s refreshed iMac, which also receives M6 and N1 hardware.²

But anyone waiting for a redesign will find none. The 14-inch MacBook Pro retains its Liquid Retina XDR display, 12MP Center Stage camera, MagSafe 3 connector, HDMI port, SDXC card slot and three Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports. As one account of the update put it, there are “no outward design changes” — the machine looks “exactly the same” as its immediate predecessor.²

Apple will take preorders from October 28, with shipping beginning November 6. The M6 MacBook Pro starts at $1,999: a familiar shell, now carrying a quicker engine.²