Apple plans to introduce its first M6‑based MacBook Pro later in 2026, but a Bloomberg report says the company will forgo the usual M6 Pro and M6 Max variants. Instead, Apple aims to leap straight to a new, AI‑first family of silicon dubbed M7. Skipping the high‑end M6 chips would be the first such omission since the transition to Apple Silicon.

The base M6 chip will boost memory bandwidth from the M5’s 153 GB/s to 200 gigabytes per second, thanks to a revised memory architecture and a faster Neural Engine. GPU cores rise to 12, up from 10, improving graphics and AI workloads. Apple still intends to ship an M5 Ultra for Mac Studio, featuring roughly 36 CPU and 80 GPU cores.

Apple expects the M7 line to arrive in early 2027, followed by M7 Pro and Max later that year and an M7 Ultra in 2028. The new silicon promises around 240 GB/s memory bandwidth and on‑device AI gains aimed at developers and power users. By prioritizing AI performance, Apple signals a shift away from pure CPU/GPU scaling for its pro Macs.