High-Resolution Color With M4 Power

Apple’s newest 24-inch iMac refresh keeps the same striking all-in-one look but takes a big leap under the hood.

It’s still designed as a clean, colorful desktop that fits easily into a home or office, but this time Apple is positioning it as much more than a casual family computer. The combination of a high-resolution Retina display and Apple’s latest silicon moves it firmly into the territory of serious creative and professional workstations.

The 24-inch 4.5K Retina panel remains one of the most impressive displays you can get at this price. With 500 nits of brightness, P3 wide color gamut and True Tone, it’s well suited to photo and video editing as well as day-to-day productivity. Inside, Apple’s new M4 chip replaces the M1, bringing a faster 8-core CPU and GPU in the base model and an option for a 10-core GPU for heavier workloads. This combination gives the refreshed iMac far more headroom for multitasking, creative apps and long-term macOS support than the outgoing generation.

Configurations Scaled for Creative Work

Apple has also raised the floor on memory and storage, making the new iMac feel more like a full-fledged workstation out of the box. The base model now comes with 16 GB of unified memory, which you can configure up to 32 GB if you’re running heavier creative software or virtual machines.

That’s a big step up from the old 8 GB baseline and helps the system stay responsive under load. Storage starts at 256 GB of fast SSD but can be upgraded to larger capacities, giving you plenty of room for big photo libraries, apps and project files.

Connectivity has been refined to match different use cases. The base configurations offer two Thunderbolt/USB4 ports, which cover most everyday peripherals. Higher-tier models add two more Thunderbolt 4 ports plus built-in Gigabit Ethernet in the power brick, making them more suitable for desk-bound professionals with multiple displays or high-speed networks. This flexibility keeps the footprint minimal while still letting you run a fairly complex setup from a single machine.

Apple’s All-in-One Grows Into a Powerhouse

Apple’s latest 24-inch iMac takes what worked about the previous model and makes it a lot more capable without losing its friendly, slim design.

The 4.5K Retina display still looks fantastic, but the jump to the M4 chip, higher base memory, and improved connectivity options give it the power and flexibility to handle much heavier workloads than before. It’s still quiet, colorful, and easy to set up, but it now feels like a true all-in-one desktop for creatives as well as everyday users.

By keeping the vibrant styling and compact footprint while upgrading the internals, Apple has made the iMac a more future-proof choice for people who want a simple desktop that can grow with them. It’s still not as modular as a Mac Studio or a tower, but for anyone who wants a plug-and-play machine with premium performance and display quality in one package, this refresh makes the iMac more compelling than it’s been in years.