M6 MacBook Pro’s 170GB/s Memory Bandwidth Skips Base 16GB Model

The just-announced 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip features memory bandwidth of up to 170GB/s, up from 153GB/s in the M5 model, but notably the performance increase doesn’t stretch to the base 16GB configuration.

According to Apple’s tech specs page, the option for 16GB of unified memory remains limited to 153GB/s. That’s identical to the M5 version, while only the new 24GB and 32GB configurations receive the faster 170GB/s memory bandwidth.

For comparison, the high-end MacBook Pro with M5 Pro chip offers 307GB/s memory bandwidth, and the high-end model with the M5 Max features up to 614GB/s memory bandwidth.

Pricing starts at $1,999, with 16GB of unified memory and 1TB of storage as standard. The new 14-inch MacBook Pro is available in Space Black and Silver, with configurations up to 32GB of memory and 4TB of storage. The new MacBook Pro is available to pre-order from Wednesday ahead of a November 6 launch.

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