Apple's next-generation M4 silicon will serve ray tracing, even on the Mac mini. We might also get some relief with Apple's stingy RAM approach, too.

Apple’s week of Mac began today with a newly announced iMac, now beefed up with an M4 chip and more internal memory. Apple says the iMac is up to 4.5 times faster than an equivalent all-in-one Intel Core 7 Windows PC — and promises the machine will deliver up to six times the performance of the most popular Intel-based iMac.

Apple is slated to have a very busy week introducing new Macs, reporting earnings and expanding testing of Apple Intelligence features. State of play: The company opted to forego a second in-person event after the announcement of new iPhones last month,

Macworld The next major cycle of Mac upgrades revolves around the M4 chip and it’s starting this week. Instead of an event, Apple teased “an exciting week” of releases starting Monday, with several new M4 Macs making their debut.