Apple has announced its latest powerhouse Mac computers with a new level of on-device AI – the Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips along with the new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra Apple silicon.
They are available to pre-order today and will go on sale on September 22.
MAC MINI WITH M6 AND M5 PRO – From $1,449 (M6) and $2,699 (M5 Pro)
Mac mini with M6 offers 4x faster AI performance while the new Mac mini with M5 Pro can easily take on demanding assignments from video editing and production to game development.
And with this level of performance the new Mac mini could easily handle business workflows and be used as a primary desktop or powerful always-on desk-side agentic computer.
Mac mini with M6 has a 12-core CPU with the world’s fastest single-threaded performance to make everything feel faster and responsive.
It has a 12-core GPU. That’s two more cores than before and now includes neural accelerators in each core for the first time on Mac Mini.
The result is up to 4x faster performance with AI and 2x faster graphics than Mac mini with M4.
Both Mac mini models have Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 plus upgraded 2.5Gb. Ethernet with a 10Gb option also available.
Mac mini with M6 delivers:
– Up to 13.5x faster LLM prompt processing in LM Studio when compared to Mac mini with M1, and up to 4.8x faster than M4.
– Up to 2.3x faster spreadsheet calculations in Microsoft Excel when compared to Mac mini with M1, and up to 1.5x faster than M4.
– Up to 2x faster gaming performance with ray tracing in Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition when compared to Mac mini with M4.
The Mac Mini with M5 Pro will give customers a whole new appreciation for what’s possible with a small desktop computer.
We can take on demanding tasks like app development, video rendering, scientific simulations and much more.
M5 Pro has an 18-core CPU for next-level multi-threaded performance and up to a 20-core GPU, which enables enhanced shader core and third-generation ray tracing for complex 3D design, VFX and game development.
And each GPU core has a neural accelerator so it delivers remarkable games and AI compute when compared to the previous Mac mini. You
Mac mini with M5 Pro can support up to 64 GB of unified memory.
Mac mini with M5 Pro delivers:
– Up to 8.5x faster LLM prompt processing performance5 in LM Studio when compared to Mac mini with M2 Pro, and up to 4x faster than M4 Pro.2
– Up to 4.5x faster rendering performance5 with ray tracing in Blender when compared to Mac mini with M2 Pro, and up to 1.4x faster than M4 Pro.2
– Up to 2.1x faster image processing5 in Affinity when compared to Mac mini with M2 Pro, and up to 1.5x faster than M4 Pro.2
MAC STUDIO WITH M5 MAX AND M5 ULTRA – From $4,299 (M5 MAX) and $9,499 (M5 ULTRA)
Mac Studio with M5 Max and the all-new M5 Ultra offers a stunning leap in AI performance with even faster graphics to meet the most demanding professional workflows.
It’s all still housed in the signature compact Apple design.
These new models offer up to 4.3x faster AI performance, up to 2x faster storage, and up to 1.8x faster graphics with up to 1.3x faster CPU speed.
The Mac Studio is aimed at creators, developers, AI researchers, data scientists, and any other professional user looking to push the boundaries of what’s possible.
With the powerful M5 Ultra Silicon Max Studio, it offers up to a 36-core CPU, up to an 80-core GPU, and a game-changing 512 GB of unified memory.
With this sort of power at your fingertips, Mac Studio with M5 Max will make it possible to run enormous LLMs entirely on device.
The new Mac Studios offer Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 for the very first time.
Thunderbolt 5 also provides stunning connectivity to take advantage of super-fast external storage.
Mac Studios can also be connected into a cluster that offers up to 3x faster performance for distributed AI inference.
Mac Studio with M5 Ultra enables:
– Up to 15.4x faster CopyCat ML training performance in Foundry Nuke when compared to Mac Studio with M1 Ultra, and up to 3.3x faster than M3 Ultra.
– Up to 9.8x faster LLM prompt processing in LM Studio when compared to Mac Studio with M1 Ultra, and up to 4x faster than M3 Ultra.
– Up to 8.2x faster text-to-image performance when compared to Mac Studio with M1 Ultra, and up to 4.3x faster than M3 Ultra.
– Up to 4.7x faster scene rendering performance in Maxon Redshift when compared to Mac Studio with M1 Ultra, and up to 1.7x faster than M3 Ultra.
Mac Studio with M5 Max is built for users who expect power and performance but with a smaller footprint.
It is ideal for musicians, photographers, software engineers, and designers who are exploring 3D and motion graphics.
Maxx Studio with M5 Max has an 18-core CPU with six super cores and 12 performance cores, up to a 40-core GPU with neural accelerators to take it 50 per cent faster than the previous generation.
Mac Studio with M5 Max enables:
– Up to 10.7x faster LLM prompt processing in LM Studio when compared to Mac Studio with M1 Max, and 3.9x faster than M4 Max.
– Up to 7.4x faster text-to-image performance when compared to Mac Studio with M1 Max, and up to 3.5x faster than M4 Max.
– Up to 5.3x faster Magic Mask performance in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio when compared to Mac Studio with M1 Max, and up to 3x faster than M4 Max.
– Up to 3.5x faster basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW when compared to Mac Studio with M1 Max, and up to 1.9x faster than M4 Max.
