While the U630 is perfectly serviceable for most day-to-day applications (Word, Excel, Safari, Mail, etc.), its rather anemic when running professional apps like Maya, After Effects, Nuke and the like.īut there is a silver lining for Mac mini users who want beefier graphics capabilities from their machine. In my Geekbench tests, the Mac mini’s Intel U630 integrated GPU scored a measly 24604 for its openCL score. The Mac mini holds up pretty well in both single and multi-core tests.īut the Mac mini’s U630 integrated GPU tells another story. From a CPU perspective, the six core i7 Mac mini does pretty well in both single and multi-core tests, with scores of 583, respectively.īelow is the single core comparison of the 2018 Mac mini versus other Macs.Īnd next we have a comparison of multi-core results, showing the Mac mini versus other Mac models. While I don’t particularly understand Apple’s decision to go with one of the weakest integrated graphics processing units (GPU) on the market, there are options for those who desire faster graphics performance. I, too, was initially disappointed when Apple didn’t include options to configure the Mac mini with discrete graphics processing. Given the increased cost of the 2018 Mac mini, the integrated Intel U630 GPU remains a concern for many prospective buyers. First Impressions: Sonnet eGPU Breakaway Box Developer Edition

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