Apple M-series

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ARM-based processor family system-on-a-chip family

The Apple M-series is a line of ARM-based system-on-a-chip processors designed by Apple for its Macs and iPads, known for high performance and power efficiency.

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Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ARM-based processor family → system-on-a-chip family →
architecture	AArch64 → ARM → ARM64 →
designType	SoC → system on a chip →
developer	Apple Inc. →
feature	Neural Engine → high performance → high power efficiency → integrated CPU and GPU → secure enclave → unified memory architecture →
firstModel	Apple M1 →
includesModel	Apple M1 → Apple M1 Max → Apple M1 Pro → Apple M1 Ultra → Apple M2 → Apple M2 Max → Apple M2 Pro → Apple M2 Ultra → Apple M3 → Apple M3 Max → Apple M3 Pro → Apple M4 →
instructionSet	ARMv8-A → ARMv9-A →
launchYear	2020 →
marketedAs	Apple silicon →
notableFor	performance per watt advantages over prior Intel-based Macs →
notUsedIn	iPhone →
osSupport	iPadOS → macOS →
predecessor	Intel x86-64 Mac processors →
primaryProcessNodeRange	5 nm to 3 nm →
relatedTo	Apple A-series →
supports	LPDDR memory → Metal graphics API → PCIe → Rosetta 2 x86-64 translation → Thunderbolt → USB4 → hardware-accelerated machine learning →
targetDeviceType	personal computer → tablet computer →
transitionedMacPlatformFrom	x86-64 to ARM64 →
usedIn	Mac Studio → Mac computers → Mac mini → MacBook Air → MacBook Pro → iMac → iPad Air → iPad Pro →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apple M1 Ultra ("Apple M1 series") → Apple M2 ("Apple M series") → Apple M3 → Apple M4 ("Apple M series") →	family
iMac ("Apple silicon (M-series)") →	architectureHistory
Apple Neural Engine →	includedInChipFamily
Apple silicon Mac Pro models →	processorFamily
Acorn RISC Machine ("Apple M-series SoCs") →	usedBy
Firestorm ("Apple M1 series") →	usedInSoCFamily
iPad →	usesProcessorFamily