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Key facts
Production status: Production
Release date: 2024-10-30
Cores / Threads: 14 / 14
Base clock: -
Turbo clock: -
TDP: -
Process: 3 nm
Codename: M4 Pro
Generation: Apple Silicon
All available specs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU core layout | 10 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores |
| GPU cores | 20 |
| Unified memory | Up to 64 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 273 GB/s |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 up to 120 Gb/s |
| Media Engine | Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; video decode engine; video encode engine; ProRes encode and decode engine; AV1 decode |
| Official source date | 2024-10-30 |
| Official source | Apple introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max — https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apple-introduces-m4-pro-and-m4-max/ |
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