macOS on Apple silicon

E774211

Apple macOS platform operating system variant

macOS on Apple silicon is Apple’s version of the Mac operating system optimized for its custom ARM-based M-series chips, offering improved performance, power efficiency, and tight hardware–software integration.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Apple silicon Mac	1
macOS Apple Silicon	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple macOS platform ⓘ operating system variant ⓘ
announced	2020-06-22 ⓘ
basedOn	Darwin NERFINISHED ⓘ
compatibleWith	Apple silicon Mac Pro NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple silicon Mac Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple silicon Mac mini NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple silicon MacBook Air NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple silicon MacBook Pro NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple silicon iMac NERFINISHED ⓘ
designGoal	improved performance per watt ⓘ longer battery life on laptops ⓘ seamless transition from Intel-based Macs ⓘ tight hardware–software integration ⓘ
developer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
firstPublicRelease	2020-11-12 GENERATED ⓘ
firstPublicReleaseVersion	macOS 11 Big Sur GENERATED ⓘ
firstSupportedHardware	Mac mini (M1, 2020) GENERATED ⓘ MacBook Air (M1, 2020) GENERATED ⓘ MacBook Pro (13‑inch, M1, 2020) GENERATED ⓘ
includesComponent	ARM64 system libraries ⓘ Rosetta 2 translation layer NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal 2 SDK support ⓘ revised boot and recovery system ⓘ
kernelName	XNU NERFINISHED ⓘ
kernelType	hybrid kernel ⓘ
operatingSystemFamily	macOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
platform	Apple silicon NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedArchitecture	AArch64 ⓘ ARM64 ⓘ
supportsFeature	AV1 hardware decode (on newer chips) ⓘ DriverKit-based extensions ⓘ Metal graphics API NERFINISHED ⓘ Neural Engine acceleration ⓘ ProRes hardware acceleration ⓘ Rosetta 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Secure Enclave NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunderbolt / USB 4 integration ⓘ Translation of x86_64 apps ⓘ Universal 2 binaries ⓘ hardware-accelerated virtualization ⓘ hardware-verified secure boot ⓘ high power efficiency ⓘ iOS and iPadOS app execution ⓘ instant wake from sleep ⓘ kernel extension restrictions ⓘ signed system volume ⓘ system-on-chip integration ⓘ unified memory architecture ⓘ
targetProcessorFamily	Apple M1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple M2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple M3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple M4 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Developer Transition Kit for Apple silicon → targetPlatform → macOS on Apple silicon ⓘ

macOS Big Sur → supportedArchitecture → macOS on Apple silicon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apple silicon Mac

ARMv8-A → supportsOperatingSystem → macOS on Apple silicon ⓘ

Box Drive → supportsPlatform → macOS on Apple silicon ⓘ

this entity surface form: macOS Apple Silicon