People familiar with the matter say Apple, currently on M5, plans a base M6 for entry-level Macs as early as this year but will skip a high-end M6. Apple intends to ship Pro and Max versions in a next-generation M7 family in 2027 with greater compute and graphics performance. The change is aimed at accelerating technologies slated for later release to meet rising demand for on-device AI features and graphics-intensive software.

2026-06-26

People familiar with the matter say Apple, currently on M5, plans a base M6 for entry-level Macs as early as this year but will skip a high-end M6. Apple intends to ship Pro and Max versions in a next-generation M7 family in 2027 with greater compute and graphics performance. The change is aimed at accelerating technologies slated for later release to meet rising demand for on-device AI features and graphics-intensive software.