Apple M4

Apple M4 series

General information
Launched	M4: May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15) Pro and Max: November 8, 2024 (2024-11-08)
Designed by	Apple
Common manufacturer	TSMC
Physical specifications
Transistors	M4: 28 billion
Cores	M4: 8, 9 or 10 (3 or 4 P + 4, 5 or 6 E) Pro: 12 or 14 (8 or 10 P + 4 E) Max: 14 or 16 (10 or 12 P + 4 E)
Memory (RAM)	M4: 8, 16, 24 or 32 GB (LPDDR5X, 7500 MT/s) Pro: 24, 48 or 64 GB Max: 36, 48, 64 or 128 GB (LPDDR5X, 8533 MT/s)
GPUs	M4: 8, 9 or 10 cores Pro: 16 or 20 cores Max: 32 or 40 cores
Co-processor	NPU: 38 TOPS (16 cores)
Architecture and classification
Application	Tablet (iPad Pro and iPad Air) All-in-one (iMac) Desktop (Mac Mini and Mac Studio) Laptop (MacBook Pro and MacBook Air)
Technology node	3 nm (N3E)
Microarchitecture	Donan/BravaChop/Brava
Instruction set	ARMv9.2-A
History
Predecessor	Apple M3
Successor	Apple M5

Not to be confused with Apple A4.

The Apple M4 is a series of ARM-based systems on a chip made by Apple, part of the Apple silicon series, including a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a neural processing unit (NPU), and a digital signal processor (DSP). The M4 SoC was introduced in May 2024 for the iPad Pro (7th generation), and is the fourth generation of the M series Apple silicon architecture, succeeding the Apple M3.