Mac mini: Apple M6 Chip with 12-Core CPU, 12-core GPU, dual 16-core Neural Engine, 16GB memory, and 256GB SSD storage
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Mac mini: Apple M6
Mac mini packs pure power into a small, five by five–inch desktop as the M6 chip delivers next-level AI capabilities. Mac mini features 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet with support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6,¹ with ports on the front and back. The M5 Pro chip brings even more performance to advanced AI tasks and creative and technical workflows. With ports on the front and back.
Key feature bullets—M6 Models
- M6 CHIP—Everything you do on Mac mini feels more responsive with the M6 chip and its next-generation CPU. Fly through AI workflows with up to 4.8x faster AI performance,² thanks to a Neural Accelerator in each GPU core, faster unified memory, and a dual 16-core Neural Engine.
- CONNECT IT ALL—Features three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI port, and a 2.5Gb Ethernet port in the back and two USB-C ports and a headphone jack in front. Supports up to three external displays. With the Apple-designed N1 wireless chip for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.¹
- A POWERFUL PLATFORM FOR AI—Apple silicon is optimized to speed up AI workflows like using your own agents or multitasking across apps with AI features.
- MEMORY AND STORAGE—M6 brings up to 32GB of unified memory, up to 170GB/s memory bandwidth, and up to 2x faster storage.³ So you can quickly access large media files or accelerate tasks for AI workloads.
- LOOKS SMALL. LIVES LARGE—The ultracompact Mac mini fits perfectly under a monitor or is mini enough to set up just about anywhere.
- ROBUST MACOS—macOS runs apps lightning fast with its advanced operating system. It features Siri AI,⁴ a capable assistant with personal context understanding and broad world knowledge, and Apple Intelligence⁵ seamlessly integrated into everyday apps and experiences. And with window tiling, Sidecar, and more, you can stay productive.
- IF YOU LOVE IPHONE, YOU’LL LOVE MAC—Mac works like magic with your other Apple devices. View and use what’s on your iPhone from your Mac with iPhone Mirroring.⁶ Or copy something on iPhone and paste it on Mac.
Legal—M6
Configurable options are available.
¹Wi-Fi 7 availability varies by country. For more information, visit https://support.apple.com/148165.
²Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M6, 12-core CPU, and 12-core GPU, and production Mac mini systems with Apple M4, 10-core CPU, and 10-core GPU, both configured with 32GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K-token prompt using a 14-billion parameter model with 4-bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.18+1. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
³Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M6, 12-core CPU, and 12-core GPU, and production Mac mini systems with Apple M4, 10-core CPU, and 10-core GPU, both configured with 32GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Tested with FIO 3.42, 1024KB request size, 10GB test file and IO depth=8. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
⁴Siri AI will be available in beta later this year and requires an Apple Intelligence–enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not initially be available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS.
⁵Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Some devices may not be available in all regions.
⁶Available on Mac computers with Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers with a T2 Security Chip. Requires that your iPhone and Mac are signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication, your iPhone and Mac are near each other and have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on, and your Mac is not using AirPlay or Sidecar. Some iPhone features (e.g., camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.
- Legal—M5 Pro
Configurable options are available.
¹Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M5 Pro, 18-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, and 8TB SSD, and production Mac mini systems with Apple M4 Pro, 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, and 8TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K-token prompt using a 14-billion parameter model with 4-bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.18+1. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
- ²Wi-Fi 7 availability varies by country. For more information, visit https://support.apple.com/148165.
³Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M6, 12-core CPU, and 12-core GPU, and production Mac mini systems with Apple M4, 10-core CPU, and 10-core GPU, both configured with 32GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Tested with FIO 3.42, 1024KB request size, 10GB test file and IO depth=8. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
⁴Siri AI will be available in beta later this year and requires an Apple Intelligence–enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not initially be available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS.
⁵Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Some devices may not be available in all regions.
⁶Available on Mac computers with Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers with a T2 Security Chip. Requires that your iPhone and Mac are signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication, your iPhone and Mac are near each other and have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on, and your Mac is not using AirPlay or Sidecar. Some iPhone features (e.g., camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.
Technical specifications
Go to apple.com/mac-mini/specs for a complete set.
Official product names
- Mac mini (M6)
- Mac mini (M5 Pro)
Featured
Base Configuration:
- Apple M6 Chip with 12-Core CPU, 12-core GPU, dual 16-core Neural Engine
- 16GB unified memory
- 256GB SSD storage
- 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
- Ports
- Front: (2) USB-C ports, 3.5mm headphone jack
- Back: (3) Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI port