Apple refreshes Mac mini and Mac Studio with new chips aimed at local AI development

Apple has updated the Mac mini and Mac Studio, two desktops that have become popular for local AI inference and software development thanks to their unified memory architecture and fast CPUs and GPUs. The new models include two new chips: the M6, Apple’s first 2nm M-series processor for Macs, and the M5 Ultra, now the most powerful chip in the lineup, especially for AI workloads. The announcement highlights Apple’s growing focus on making local AI development a key strength of its desktop computers.