Apple today announced the next-generation Mac mini, which can be configured with an all-new M6 chip or the M5 Pro chip released earlier this year.The M6 chip is equipped with a 12-core CPU and a 12-core GPU, up from a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU in the M5 chip.In addition, the M6 chip features a revamped Neural Engine with dual 16-core engines, which naturally provides up to 2× faster performance compared to the previous single 16-core Neural Engine in Apple's previous chips.
Apple said the Mac mini with the M6 chip delivers up to 40% faster CPU performance, up to 4× faster performance for AI tasks in particular, up to 2× faster graphics performance, and up to 2× faster storage speeds compared to the previous-generation model with the 10-core M4 chip, 32GB of unified memory, and 2TB of storage.M6 chip is its first 2nm chip.It features a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, and dual 16-core Neural Engines.
With M6, Mac mini now delivers up to 4x faster AI performance,1 2x faster storage2 and graphics,1 and 40 percent faster CPU performance.1 The new Mac mini is available to pre-order starting today, and it will begin arriving to customers and launch in stores on Tuesday, September 22.In the U.S., the M6 model starts at $899, while the M5 Pro model starts at $1,699.
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