Apple refreshes the iMac with M6 chips

Apple has updated the iMac with M6 chips, which provide a performance boost due to a dual 16-core Neural Engine for improved on-device AI tasks. The new iMac starts at $1,499, with prices for the M6 configurations beginning at $1,499 for a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU and $1,699 for a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU. The M6 chip is Apple's first 2nm chip, offering up to 5x faster AI performance compared to the M4 model. The new iMac will be available for preorder on October 28th and will be fully available on November 6th. The design of the iMac remains largely unchanged, and the device now has Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 on the base model, but still only has two Thunderbolt ports on the 10-core version and four on the 12-core upgrade.