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Device family · Mac
Mac mini
Compact Apple desktops using base and Pro variants of M-series chips. Compare each configuration’s chip and available gaming-performance context.
Mac mini performance over time
Metal GPU performance
A synthetic view of GPU compute throughput. Higher is better.
Base
Pro
Chip-wide fallback
CPU single-core performance
Useful context for frame pacing, game logic, and CPU-limited titles.
Base
Pro
CPU multi-core performance
Useful context for simulation-heavy games and parallel workloads.
Base
Pro
Mac mini configurations
| Device | Chip | Year | CPU single | CPU multi | Metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac mini (M5 Pro, 2026)announced | M5 Pro | 2026 | — | — | 130,912chip-wide |
| Mac mini (M6, 2026)announced | M6 | 2026 | — | — | —chip-wide |
| Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024) | M4 Pro | 2024 | 3,309–3,323 | 21,865–24,683 | 107,139chip-wide |
| Mac mini (M4, 2024) | M4 | 2024 | 3,277 | 15,355 | 51,729–51,841chip-wide |
| Mac mini (M2 Pro, 2023) | M2 Pro | 2023 | 2,408 | 13,754–16,373 | 77,642chip-wide |
| Mac mini (M2, 2023) | M2 | 2023 | 2,400 | 9,793 | 40,530–40,757chip-wide |
| Mac mini (M1, 2020) | M1 | 2020 | 2,187 | 8,587 | 27,235–27,272chip-wide |
Chips used by Mac mini
Benchmark context
Device averages come from the Geekbench 7 Mac and iOS charts captured 2026-09-02. “Chip-wide” uses the Metal processor chart when no device-level average is available.