Next-level Engineering
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, M1 is not just a next step for Mac — it’s another level entirely.

• 5-nanometre process | The M1 is the first personal computer chip utilizing this cutting-edge technology.
• 16 billion transistors | The M1 sets new records for every part of personal computing with the most transistors Apple has ever put into a single chip.

Apple UMA | 8GB Unified Memory shared across the system
The Mac mini’s M1 chip also features Apple’s unified memory architecture (UMA). M1 unifies its high‑bandwidth, low‑latency memory into a single pool within a custom-engineered 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.

• Up to 3.9x faster video processing
• Up to 7.1x faster image processing

8-core CPU | Massive performance at a fraction of the power

Apple’s M1 chip makes Mac mini outrageously fast and powerful. Its 8‑core CPU rips through complex workflows and heavy workloads, with up to 3x faster processing performance than the previous generation — all with unbelievable energy efficiency.

Designed to speed through tasks using the least amount of power, M1 features two types of cores: high performance and high efficiency. So from editing family photos to exporting iMovie videos for the web to managing huge RAW libraries in Lightroom to checking your email, M1 tears through it all — without tearing through battery life.

Four performance cores
M1 features four performance cores, each designed to run a single task as efficiently as possible while maximising performance.

The high-performance core is the world’s fastest CPU core when it comes to low-power silicon — and M1 has four of them combining their efforts for a massive boost in performance.

• Performance cores are designed to run a single task as efficiently as possible.
• With four performance cores, multithreaded workloads also benefit by a huge leap in performance as well.

Four high-efficiency cores
Four efficiency cores deliver outstanding performance for everyday tasks using just a tenth of the power. These e‑cores are the most efficient place to run lightweight tasks, allowing the performance cores to tackle the most demanding workloads.

• The Apple M1 chip automatically saves power when you are using lightweight apps

8-core GPU | World’s fastest integrated graphics

M1 is different. Its integrated graphics bring the best of both worlds compared to traditional discrete chips — a huge increase in graphics performance together with low power consumption.

With up to eight GPU cores, M1 is capable of executing nearly 25,000 threads at a time. From teraflops to texture bandwidth to fill rate to power efficiency, this GPU is in a class of its own — and brings the world’s fastest integrated graphics in a personal computer.

Eight dedicated graphics cores
Get ready to create and play beyond your wildest dreams. With eight powerful GPU cores tasked with making graphics smoother, faster, and breathtakingly beautiful — it’s a MacBook Pro you have to see to believe.

• Play seamless 8K video
• Power graphics-intensive workflows at a breeze

Incredible graphics performance
Render 3D titles up to 5x faster in Final Cut Pro. Fluidly design intricate scenes in Unity with up to 3x faster graphics. And blast through games with supersmooth frame rates when it’s time to play. Feast your eyes on the world’s fastest integrated graphics in a personal computer.

• Super-charged integrated graphics unlike anything you are used to

macOS Big Sur on M1

Developed to unlock the potential of the M1 chip, macOS Big Sur transforms your Mac with major performance benefits and so much more. Powerful updates for apps. A beautiful new design. Industry-leading privacy features and best‑in‑class security.

macOS Big Sur features advanced power management that intelligently allocates tasks between the M1 performance and efficiency cores — automatically optimising for lightweight tasks like reading a note or performance‑intensive tasks like playing the latest game.

Instant Computing | Drastically reduced load times
The M1 chip and macOS Big Sur work together to make the entire system snappier. Everyday tasks like launching apps are nearly instantaneous. Scrolling in Safari is even smoother. System animations are snappier. And the sheer speed of M1, combined with macOS technologies like Metal, delivers a huge boost to even the most demanding apps — so you can do things like render 3D animations or edit RAW video footage with ease.

Advanced security
M1 and Big Sur offer the most advanced security of any personal computer. With hardware‑verified secure boot. Automatic high‑performance encryption for all your files. And new security protections built deep into the code execution architecture of M1.

Biggest collection of apps ever | Supports iPhone and iPad apps
Run powerful apps built for M1. All your existing apps work thanks to Rosetta 2. And for the first time, you can use your favourite iPhone and iPad apps directly on macOS Big Sur. Altogether you’ll have access to the biggest collection of apps ever for Mac.

16-core Neural Engine for up to 11x faster Machine Learning

The M1 chip with 16‑core Neural Engine is capable of executing a massive 11 trillion operations per second – bringing task‑smashing speed and automation to video analysis, voice recognition, image processing, and more.

How does it work?
Machine learning lets apps build and apply models based on massive amounts of data — to do things like identify friends and family in photos and videos, interpret natural language for dictation, and even analyze the audio to recognize laughter, applause, and more.

• 16-core Neural Engine | The dedicated 16-core Neural Engine in the M1 chip can execute up to a staggering 11 trillion operations per second, powering workflows you couldn’t imagine before — like enabling the djay Pro AI app to isolate instrumentals and vocals of any song in real-time.
• Optimized for machine learning | The entire M1 chip is engineered for machine learning. The CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine are each designed for different types of machine learning workloads — and the ML performance controller distributes ML tasks to the right places to maximize performance.
• ML accelerators | The two dedicated ML accelerators are built for fast matrix multiplication, executing up to one trillion operations per second — perfect for low-latency ML tasks that don’t require the massive power of the Neural Engine.