About this item:
- Apple-designed M1 chip for a giant leap in CPU, GPU, and machine learning performance
- 8-core CPU packs up to 3x faster performance to fly through workflows quicker than ever*
- 8-core GPU with up to 6x faster graphics for graphics-intensive apps and games*
- 16-core Neural Engine for advanced machine learning
- 8GB of unified memory so everything you do is fast and fluid
- Superfast SSD storage launches apps and opens files in an instant
- Advanced cooling system sustains breakthrough performance
- Next-generation Wi-Fi 6 for faster connectivity
- Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, one HDMI 2. port, two USB-A ports, and Gigabit Ethernet
- macOS Big Sur with a bold new design and major app updates for Safari, Messages, and Maps
Mac mini Apple M1 chip (8GB RAM,256GB SSD)
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Chip
Apple M2 chip
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
10-core GPU
16-core Neural Engine
100GB/s memory bandwidth
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
Video decode engine
Video encode engine
ProRes encode and decode engine
Memory
8GB unified memory
Storage
256GB SSD1
Charging and Expansion
Two Thunderbolt 4 ports with support for:
DisplayPort
Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
Thunderbolt 2, HDMI, DVI, and VGA are supported using adapters (sold separately)
Two USB-A ports (up to 5 Gb/s)
HDMI port
Gigabit Ethernet port
3.5 mm headphone jack
Video Support and Camera
Simultaneously supports up to two displays:
One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI
Thunderbolt 4 digital video output
Support for native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
HDMI display video output
Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz
Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, and ProRes HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG
Audio
Built-in speaker
3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
HDMI port supports multichannel audio output
Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
Wireless
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E wireless networking
Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology
10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
Size and Weight
Height: 1.41 inch (3.58 cm)
Width: 7.75 inches (19.70 cm)
Depth: 7.75 inches (19.70 cm)
Weight: 2.6 pounds (1.18 kg)4
New guts. More glory.
The Apple M1 chip takes our most versatile, do-it-all desktop into another dimension. With up to 3x faster CPU performance. Up to 6x faster graphics. And our most advanced Neural Engine for up to 15x faster machine learning. Get ready to work, play, and create on Mac mini with speed and power beyond anything you ever imagined.
M1 Small chip. Giant leap.
It’s here. Our first chip was designed specifically for Mac. Packed with an astonishing 16 billion transistors, the Apple M1 system on a chip (SoC) integrates the CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, I/O, and so much more onto a single tiny chip. With incredible performance, custom technologies, and industry-leading power efficiency,2 M1 is not just the next step for Mac — it’s another level entirely.
Universal apps.
Every app that comes with Mac, and every app made by Apple, is optimized for M1. Apps like Pages, Keynote, GarageBand, and iMovie show how amazing performance can be with M1. Run up to 3x more instrument and effect plug‑ins with Logic Pro.3 Fly through tasks with Final Cut Pro, like rendering a complex timeline up to 6x faster.4 Incredibly fast and more capable than ever, native apps are the most powerful apps for M1. And the new Universal platform means these apps support both Intel‑based and Apple silicon–based Mac systems. Many developers are already delivering new apps with game‑changing performance and capabilities. Like color‑correcting 6K video — in real-time — with Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve.
Speed and responsiveness.
The M1 chip and macOS Big Sur work together to make the entire system snappier. Mac Mini wakes almost instantly from sleep. Everyday things like flipping through photos and browsing Safari are faster. And your hardest-working apps all have access to the power they need.
Towering performance. Minus the tower.
The integration of technologies on the M1 chip allows Mac mini to blow away computers many times its size — taking on intensive tasks while consuming up to 60 percent less energy than the previous generation.5
Incredible chip-in. Unbelievable graphics out.
The 8-core GPU in the M1 chip is the most advanced graphics processor we’ve ever built, full stop. And it brings the world’s fastest integrated graphics in a personal computer to Mac mini, 6 with a gigantic 6x increase in graphics performance. That’s an insane amount of power — all in an incredibly compact enclosure.
An entire system. On a single chip.
Until now, a Mac needed multiple chips to deliver all of its features — including the processor, I/O, security, and memory. With M1, these technologies are combined into a single system on a chip (SoC), delivering a new level of integration for more simplicity, more efficiency, and amazing performance. And with incredibly small transistors measured at an atomic scale, M1 is remarkably complex — packing the largest number of transistors we’ve ever put into a single chip. It’s also the first personal computer chip built using industry‑leading 5‑nanometer process technology.
Unified memory. Shared across the entire system.
M1 also features our unified memory architecture or UMA. M1 unifies its high‑bandwidth, low‑latency memory into a single pool within a custom package. As a result, all of the technologies in the SoC can access the same data without copying it between multiple pools of memory. This dramatically improves performance and power efficiency. Video apps are snappier. Games are richer and more detailed. Image processing is lightning-fast. And your entire system is more responsive.
Four high‑efficiency cores.
M1 has four efficiency cores to handle lighter workloads. They use a tenth of the power while still delivering outstanding performance. These e‑cores are the most efficient place to run lightweight tasks, allowing the performance cores to be used for your most demanding workflows.
16-core Neural Engine. It‘s the brains of the operation.
Machine learning (ML) brings task-smashing speed and automation to video analysis, voice recognition, image processing, and more. And the M1 chip brings a 16-core Neural Engine and a full stack of ML technologies, transforming the Mac mini into an ML powerhouse.
Versatility. Fits in. Rocks out.
With its compact size, incredible performance, and wide array of ports, the Mac mini is perfect for a surprising range of uses. And with the powerful M1 chip unleashed within its 7.7-inch-square frame, you never know where you’ll find a Mac mini hard at work.
