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Apple Unveils M6 and M5 Ultra Chips in New Mac Mini and Mac Studio Lineups

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Apple has announced refreshed versions of the Mac Mini and Mac Studio desktop computers, introducing the M6 and M5 Ultra chips. The M6 is the first Apple Silicon chip built on a 2 nanometer process. It features a 12 core CPU and a 12 core GPU, and it is available in the new Mac Mini. The Mac Mini also offers an M5 Pro configuration. The Mac Studio is updated with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, with the latter featuring a quad die architecture and up to 36 CPU cores and 80 GPU cores. Both computer lines now include the N1 chip, which enables Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity. Pre orders are open now, and shipping begins on September 22. The devices will come preinstalled with macOS 27 Golden Gate. Apple is positioning these updates as a major leap for local artificial intelligence processing. The M5 Ultra supports up to 512 GB of unified memory and 1.2 TB per second of memory bandwidth. Additionally, multiple Mac Studios can be linked via Thunderbolt 5 to create a cluster for running very large language models locally. Pricing for the Mac Mini starts at 899 dollars or 1,049 euros, while the Mac Studio starts at 2,499 dollars or 2,999 euros.

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This outlet highlighted the hardware's role in enabling developers to run frontier level AI models locally as an alternative to cloud providers.
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These outlets focused on the technical specifications, pricing, and the strategic shift toward local AI development.
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These outlets emphasized the raw power and performance gains of the new chips, particularly for professional workloads.

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