The Mac mini has the full 8-core GPU enabled.

With that, Apple has also shaved off some bucks off of the devices that will feature this version of the M1, mainly the MacBook Air. With a new low price for the base model, and two peppy processor options, Apple's Mac mini offers a huge upgrade in capability while looking the same as ever. The other version has one of the GPU cores disabled and its clock speeds lowered. One has all of the 8-cores enabled and will be used for high-end devices such as the MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and some configurations of the MacBook Air. Intel Core i5-8500B (Apple Mac mini (2018))Ĭontinuing with the iGPU inside the Apple M1, there are two distinct versions of the M1’s GPU. CPU BenchmarksĪpple M1 (Apple MacBook Pro 13 (Late 2020)) How much storage you need is entirely a personal choice depending on your intended usage. All of them can be upgraded, at the time of purchase, to 512GB, 1TB or 2TB. The CPU uses the very popular big.LITTLE architecture with four low-power and four high-power cores. Apple currently offer M1 Mac Minis with a base storage of 256GB or 512GB, or an Intel i5 version with 512GB. This new SoC borrows many features and characteristics from smartphone processors in the way that it is ARM-based and features every component that the MacBook Air needs to be able to run all in one place, resulting in very low signal travel times, which helps boost performance.

Below we have some information about the M1 chip as well as benchmark results between the Mac mini and other M1-powered devices, such as the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro. This no-nonsense approach makes it an ideal drive for a set-and-forget backup regimen, though you do have to format it for use with Time Machine. Needless to say, the M1 chip is pretty powerful, managing to surpass the previously Intel-powered version of Mac products.

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