Today Apple launched a new Mac mini , available in M6 and M5 Pro configurations. Here’s everything new compared to the M4 and M4 Pro Mac mini models.
The new Mac mini is all about improved performance. Whether you choose the M6 or M5 Pro though, you’ll get big upgrades. M6 is Apple’s newest chip and the first built on an innovative 2nm process. That means it packs larger than usual improvements. For example, M6 has up to 2x faster storage than M4.
Both models include a “newly optimized thermal design,” but beyond that, each chip differs significantly. In summary, Apple says this all translates to “up to 4x faster AI performance, 2x faster storage and graphics, and 40 percent faster CPU performance.”
Memory upgrades in the new Mac mini give you higher memory bandwidth and a higher ceiling for RAM configurations—at least compared to what has recently been available. Mac mini with M6 offers memory bandwidth up to 170GB/s vs 120GB/s on the M4. With M5 Pro you get 307GB/s memory bandwidth, up from 273GB/s with M4 Pro. M6 Mac mini is configurable with up to 32GB of RAM, while M4 was only available with a max of 24GB. M5 Pro Mac mini offers up to 64GB of RAM, up from the 48GB available in M4 Pro.
