--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "81bf617132f5787c23f2e9515335aacb1abd01639af6751bfb339574a427f139" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/81bf6171?lang=en" title: "Apple Launches First 2nm M6 Chip in New Mac mini and $5,499 M5 Ultra Studio" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-08-25T14:52:31.000Z" category: "Chips" topics: ["apple","chips","infra"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/tech/update-apple-launches-first-2nm-m6-chip-in-new-mac-mini-and-5499-m5-ultr-7027e771","https://x.com/markgurman/status/2092238312056766644","https://x.com/DeItaone/status/2092235713479585869","https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2092236384673435936","https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2092236977198473681","https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2092238444546445462","https://x.com/markgurman/status/2092241689922744760","https://x.com/business/status/2092212943639261444"] summary: "Pre-orders for the updated Mac mini and Mac Studio desktop computers begin today, bringing a shift toward high-capacity local AI processing. The new Mac mini features the M6, Apple's first chip built on a 2 nanometer process, with a 12-core CPU and GPU and up to 32GB of unified memory starting at $899. A higher-end M5 Pro version starts at $1,699 and offers up to 64GB of memory. Both models add Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, with general availability scheduled for Sept. 22. The updated Mac Studio introduces M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, the latter of which uses a quad-die design supporting up to 512GB of unified memory for 3D rendering and frontier AI models. Starting at $5,499, the M5 Ultra provides up to 4.3x faster AI performance than previous iterations. The new hardware includes Thunderbolt 5, which Apple says allows users to cluster multiple Mac minis together to run larger AI models entirely on-device. This launch marks the first Mac mini refresh in nearly two years and arrives ahead of the company's typical September iPhone events." --- # Apple Launches First 2nm M6 Chip in New Mac mini and $5,499 M5 Ultra Studio > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-08-25T14:52:31.000Z **Category:** Chips **Topics:** apple, chips, infra ## Summary Pre\-orders for the updated Mac mini and Mac Studio desktop computers begin today, bringing a shift toward high\-capacity local AI processing\. The new Mac mini features the M6, Apple's first chip built on a 2 nanometer process, with a 12\-core CPU and GPU and up to 32GB of unified memory starting at $899\. A higher\-end M5 Pro version starts at $1,699 and offers up to 64GB of memory\. Both models add Wi\-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, with general availability scheduled for Sept\. 22\. The updated Mac Studio introduces M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, the latter of which uses a quad\-die design supporting up to 512GB of unified memory for 3D rendering and frontier AI models\. Starting at $5,499, the M5 Ultra provides up to 4\.3x faster AI performance than previous iterations\. The new hardware includes Thunderbolt 5, which Apple says allows users to cluster multiple Mac minis together to run larger AI models entirely on\-device\. This launch marks the first Mac mini refresh in nearly two years and arrives ahead of the company's typical September iPhone events\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]()