90
“The M4 Pro's GPU roughly doubles graphics throughput over M2 Pro while keeping acoustics whisper-quiet under sustained MetalFX and ray-traced gaming workloads.”
Publisher score: 4.5/5 · 24mo ago
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Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro Gaming Setup
$1,399 · Apple M4 Pro 12-core CPU / 16-core Hardware Ray-Tracing GPU / MetalFX · 2 years old
90
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At just 5 x 5 inches, the Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro is a pint-sized Apple Silicon powerhouse that punches far above its footprint in native macOS AAA releases (Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur's Gate 3, Resident Evil, Control), hardware-accelerated ray tracing, MetalFX upscaling, and Game Porting Toolkit 2.
Sanjiv Sathiah · Managing Editor
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“Apple's redesigned 5x5-inch Mac Mini with M4 Pro packs 273GB/s memory bandwidth, Thunderbolt 5, and hardware ray tracing that makes modern Mac gaming genuinely impressive.”
The Verge · 90
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“Apple's 20-core M4 Pro GPU and MetalFX upscaling turn the tiny Mac Mini into a surprisingly capable 1440p gaming and creative powerhouse.”
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“Apple's redesigned 5x5-inch Mac Mini with M4 Pro packs 273GB/s memory bandwidth, Thunderbolt 5, and hardware ray tracing that makes modern Mac gaming genuinely impressive.”
Publisher score: 9/10 · 24mo ago
90
“Apple's 20-core M4 Pro GPU and MetalFX upscaling turn the tiny Mac Mini into a surprisingly capable 1440p gaming and creative powerhouse.”
Publisher score: 9/10 · 24mo ago
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Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro Review
“Apple's 20-core M4 Pro GPU and MetalFX upscaling turn the tiny Mac Mini into a surprisingly capable 1440p gaming and creative powerhouse.”
Source page · 24mo ago
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Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024) review: A pint-sized powerhouse
“The M4 Pro's GPU roughly doubles graphics throughput over M2 Pro while keeping acoustics whisper-quiet under sustained MetalFX and ray-traced gaming workloads.”
Source page · 24mo ago
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Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro (2024) review: tiny desktop, giant leap
“Apple's redesigned 5x5-inch Mac Mini with M4 Pro packs 273GB/s memory bandwidth, Thunderbolt 5, and hardware ray tracing that makes modern Mac gaming genuinely impressive.”
Source page · 24mo ago
90
Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro Gaming Setup