Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple defines Apple silicon as a system on a chip designed by Apple that puts multiple computer components onto a single chip.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“A system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple that integrates multiple computer components onto a single chip for use in Apple hardware.”
Apple silicon (Apple Support glossary), Apple Inc., 2026, Apple silicon entry.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's glossary entry. The same entry says that to see whether a Mac has an Apple silicon chip, you choose Apple menu, then About This Mac, and a listed chip such as Apple M2 means the Mac has Apple silicon.
- What it does not show
- The definition only. It does not list which models use Apple silicon or what each chip can do; Apple's list of Mac models is a separate source.