Apple refreshes the iMac with M6 chips

<figure> <img alt="The M6 iMac" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Apple" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Apple-iMac-with-M6-hero-261027.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple is updating the iMac with M6 chips. The new iMac generation was introduced today, ahead of Apple's <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018169/what-to-expect-apple-pro-and-tell-event-touchscreen-macbook-pro">"Pro and Tell" event</a> that's scheduled to take place on Wednesday, giving Apple's all-in-one desktop computer a performance boost via the same chipset it launched with the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/984190/apple-mac-mini-m6-m5-pro-price-specs">Mac Mini in August</a>. Prices start from $1,499, and the design otherwise appears largely unchanged.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This refresh comes two years after Apple gave the iMac a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24273124/apple-imac-m4-chip-announced-price-release-date">colorful M4 overhaul</a>, meaning we're skipping the M5 series entirely on this hardware. That should make this upgrade more meaningful. The <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/984118/apple-m6-m5-ultra-chip-mac-mini-studio">M6</a> is Apple's first 2nm chip and includes a dual 16-core Neural Engine that can …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018467/apple-imac-m6-chip-announced-price-release">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>