M5 vs. M6 MacBook Pro Buyer's Guide: All Differences Compared

14-Inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ (M5, 2025) 14-Inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ (M6, 2026) M5 chip made with TSMC's third-generation 3nm process (N3P) M6 chip made with TSMC's first-generation 2nm process (N2) FinFET transistors Gate-all-around nanosheet transistors 10-core CPU 12-core CPU 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores 2 super cores, 4 performance cores, and 6 efficiency cores 10-core GPU with a Neural Accelerator in every core 12-core GPU with a Neural Accelerator in every core Enhanced shader cores Updated shader core architecture Second-generation Dynamic Caching Third-generation Dynamic Caching 16-core Neural Engine Dual 16-core Neural Engine, totaling 32 cores 153GB/s memory bandwidth across all memory configurations 16GB memory: 153GB/s 24GB or 32GB memory: 170GB/s Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) Bluetooth 5.3 Bluetooth 6 Broadcom wireless networking chip Apple N1 wireless networking chip Thread networking support Supports two external 4K displays at up to 144Hz each Supports two external 4K displays at up to 165Hz each Originally offered with 512GB storage; started with 1TB from March 2026 Starts with 1TB storage Originally $1,599; $1,699 from March and $1,999 from June; now discontinued by Apple Starts at $1,999 Should You Upgrade From the M5 MacBook Pro?

Should You Buy the M5 or M6 MacBook Pro? M5 vs. M6 Chip Buyer's Guide: How Much Better Really Is M6?