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Apple M6 (12-core)
Apple's 2nm M6 moves the entry tier to a three-cluster 12-core CPU (2 Super, 4 Performance, 6 Efficiency cores), a Geekbench 6 single-core score of 4,610 and a dual 16-core Neural Engine, while memory stays capped at 32GB.
Pros
- Built on a 2nm process
- Single-core Geekbench 6 score of 4,610, about 9% above the M5
- Dual 16-core Neural Engine roughly doubles on-device AI throughput
- 12-core GPU delivers nearly 30% higher AI compute than M5
Cons
- No M6 Pro or Max variant has been announced yet
- Memory ceiling still 32GB, unchanged from M5
- Multi-core CPU gains are modest for a full node shrink (Apple cites up to 20% over M5)
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Apple M6 (12-core)
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Process
- 2 nm
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 12
- Performance cores
- 6
- Efficiency cores
- 6
- Threads
- 12
- Boost clock
- 4.8 GHz
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Apple 12-core GPU
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X
- Max memory
- 32 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 4,610Top 2%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 20,676Top 15%
- PassMark
- 36,209Top 30%
Quick answers
Is the Apple M6 (12-core) good in 2026?
The Apple M6 (12-core) earns an Inno Score of 77.1/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Apple's 2nm M6 moves the entry tier to a three-cluster 12-core CPU (2 Super, 4 Performance, 6 Efficiency cores), a Geekbench 6 single-core score of 4,610 and a dual 16-core Neural Engine, while memory stays capped at 32GB.
What are the key specs of the Apple M6 (12-core)?
Cores: 12 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 4.8 GHz
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple M6 (12-core)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple M4 Pro (14-core), AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
