Apple today unveiled the new M4-powered iMac, which is Apple Intelligence capable. The new iMac also features a nano-texture display option, a higher-resolution front camera with Center Stage, increased base RAM size, and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity.
The M4 chip brings a boost in performance to iMac. The new iMac is up to 1.7x faster than the iMac with M1. A powerful GPU featuring Apple’s most advanced graphics architecture, handles photo editing and gaming up to 2.1x faster than iMac with M1. The new iMac comes standard with 16GB of faster unified memory, and is configurable up to 32GB. The Neural Engine in M4 is now over 3x faster than on iMac with M1.
M4 takes iMac performance even further:
- Families, small businesses, and entrepreneurs can fly through daily productivity tasks with up to 1.7x faster performance in apps like Microsoft Excel, and up to 1.5x faster browsing performance in Safari compared to iMac with M1.
- Gamers can enjoy incredibly smooth gameplay, with up to 2x higher frame rates than on iMac with M1.
- Content creators can edit like never before, with up to 2.1x faster photo and video editing performance when applying complex filters and effects in apps like Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro compared to iMac with M1.
- Compared to the most popular 24-inch all-in-one PC with the latest Intel Core 7 processor, the new iMac is up to 4.5x faster.
- Compared to the most popular Intel-based iMac model, the new iMac is up to 6x faster.
The new iMac is available in an array of beautiful new colors, including shades of green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, and blue, as well as silver. The back of iMac features bold colors, while the front uses subtle shades of the new palette. Every iMac includes a color-matched Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse or optional Magic Trackpad, all of which now feature a USB-C port.
The new 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View keeps everyone perfectly centered on a video call. Desk View makes use of the wide-angle lens to simultaneously show the user and a top-down view of their desk. A studio-quality three-microphone array with beamforming and an immersive six-speaker sound system is also included.
All four USB-C ports on the new iMac offer support for Thunderbolt 4 for fast data transfers, allowing users to connect external storage, docks, and up to two 6K external displays. The new iMac also supports both Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. Touch ID allows users to easily and securely unlock their computer, make online purchases with Apple Pay, and download apps. Touch ID also works with Fast User Switching, allowing users to switch between different user profiles with a press of a finger.
Pricing and Availability
- Customers can pre-order the new iMac with M4 starting today, October 28, on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app in 28 countries and regions, including the U.S. It will begin arriving to customers, and will be in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Friday, November 8.
- iMac starts at $1,299 (U.S.) and $1,249 (U.S.) for education, and is available in green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver. It features an 8-core CPU, an 8-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory configurable up to 24GB, 256GB SSD configurable up to 1TB, two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad.
- iMac with a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU starts at $1,499 (U.S.) and $1,399 (U.S.) for education, and is available in green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver. It features 16GB of unified memory configurable up to 32GB, 256GB SSD configurable up to 2TB, four Thunderbolt 4 ports, Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, and Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad.
