FuriaHubApple unveils a more powerful Mac mini with M6 or M5 Pro
The new Mac mini comes with M6 or M5 Pro, plus Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and upgraded Ethernet. Pre-orders opened August 25, with availability on September 22.
On August 25, 2026 Apple unveiled a more powerful Mac mini featuring the new M6 and M5 Pro chips.
What we know
- The new Mac mini is available with M6 or M5 Pro and adds Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and upgraded Ethernet.
- Pre-orders opened August 25, with availability on September 22.
- M6 configurations use 12 CPU and 12 GPU cores, 16GB of unified memory standard (up to 32GB), 170GB/s of memory bandwidth, and three Thunderbolt 4 ports.
- M5 Pro configurations reach an 18-core CPU, a 20-core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, 307GB/s of bandwidth, and three Thunderbolt 5 ports.
- Apple said Mac mini machines can be clustered for on-device AI.
Takeaways
- Buyers choose M6 or M5 Pro in the same Mac mini chassis.
- M5 Pro adds Thunderbolt 5, more cores, and up to 64GB of memory.
- Apple is pitching clustered minis as local AI hardware.
Source: Apple
