Apple's Mac mini gets upgraded to next-gen M6 and M5 Pro chips

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Apple announced its next-generation Mac mini lineup, featuring the all-new M6 and high-performance M5 Pro silicon. Despite maintaining its ultracompact footprint, the updated mini desktop is engineered to supercharge "always-on" agentic AI computing and intensive pro workflows. Equipped with up to 4x faster AI performance, 2x faster graphics, and 40% faster CPU speeds on the base M6, the line gains GPU Neural Accelerators and a Dual 16-core Neural Engine. Power users can opt for the M5 Pro model, which scales up to an 18-core CPU, 20-core GPU, and 64GB of unified memory with 307GB/s bandwidth to effortlessly run large language models, rendering tasks, and complex 3D simulations.

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Apple debuts beefed-up MacBook Pro with new M5 Pro, M5 Max chips

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Apple expanded its laptop lineup with the debut of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro powered by the all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. Externally, they look similar to their predecessors, while the internals received a massive overhaul centred on a new "Fusion Architecture." These chips feature an 18-core CPU with "super cores" that Apple claims are the fastest in the world, delivering a 30% boost in overall performance. Additionally, base storage has been doubled, with M5 Pro models now starting at 1TB and M5 Max models at 2TB.

One of its significant leaps arrives in the form of artificial intelligence processing and specialized hardware. Each GPU core now includes a Neural Accelerator, enabling M5 Pro and M5 Max to process LLM prompts up to four times faster than the previous generation. Professionals will also see a 50% increase in graphics performance and SSD speeds that are twice as fast as before, reaching up to 14.5GB/s.

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Apple M5 chip-powered devices expected this week

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We might see the new MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro with the latest Apple silicon released this week. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, we should expect the upgraded tablet, a new Vision Pro with a redesigned strap, and a base model MacBook Pro—all powered by the Apple M5. Apple isn't expected to hold an event. Instead, it'll just have online announcements like they did last year.

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