Overview
- Apple launched the refreshed Mac mini with the new 2‑nanometer M6 chip and a Mac Studio that debuts the M5 Ultra, according to reviews published Monday.
- Benchmarks and real‑world tests show the M6 delivers clear gains over the M4 for tasks such as 4K video export and AI workloads, with reviewers noting up to roughly four times faster performance on some on‑device AI tasks.
- The M5 Ultra is a dual‑Max design joined by a silicon interposer and produced very high desktop throughput in tests, with the reviewed Mac Studio sample reported as a 36/80‑core unit with large memory options.
- Apple raised prices: the Mac mini now starts at €1,049 for 16 GB/256 GB and tested mid configurations cost substantially more, while the reviewed M5 Ultra Mac Studio carried a roughly €14,079 price tag.
- Reviewers link the new chips to industry moves to smaller TSMC process nodes and rising memory costs, and they say the update shifts Apple’s lineup by pushing the Mac mini toward local AI use and the Mac Studio into a high‑end pro niche.