The M4 chip is Apple’s fourth-generation custom ARM-based system-on-a-chip, manufactured by Apple Inc. using advanced 3-nanometer process technology.
Introduced in 2024, the M4 processor represents Apple’s continued evolution of Apple Silicon, delivering significant improvements in performance and efficiency over its predecessors. The M4 features an enhanced CPU architecture with up to 10 cores, an upgraded GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and a more powerful Neural Engine for advanced machine learning tasks.
Key features include improved unified memory architecture supporting up to 32GB RAM, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration, AV1 decode support, and enhanced power efficiency that enables all-day battery life in portable devices while delivering desktop-class performance in iMac models.
