There is another question to answer when considering a Mac mini as a replacement for any model of Mac Pro: "How expandable is the Mac mini by comparison?" Why does this matter? Because apps like Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Photoshop use OpenCL acceleration for rendering certain effects. It is forced to render the model using only CPU while the iMac and Mac Pro GPUs are able to render the model. The Mac mini is also weak in support of OpenCL as you can see from the "LuxMark" graph. The Mac mini's Intel HD 4000 GPU will also hamstring hard-core gamers. These apps include Apple's Final Cut Pro and Motion as well as Adobe's Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects. That's going to affect its ability to handle advanced Pro Apps that make use of the GPU for certain types of effect rendering.
However, the GPU in the 2012 Quad-Core i7 Mac mini is weak in comparison to the Mac Pro (and iMac) as you can see from the "Heaven" graph. We plan to add some other examples of Quad-Core desktop Macs (including a faster Mac mini) to these graphs in the days ahead but the point is made. The 2012 Quad-Core i7 Mac mini is a real contender when it comes to CPU power compared to our examples of a Quad-Core Mac Pro and Quad-Core iMac. The results are measured in Thousands of Samples per Second. The test model used is Sala with 488,000 triangles.
LuxRender's LuxMark 2.0 benchmarks OpenCL render speed. ( HIGHER number in Frames per Second is FASTER) Unigine Heaven 3 is a cross-platform benchmark that uses 26 flyby/walkthrough scenes to measure DirectX or OpenGL performance. Rather than time in seconds, it gives a speed rating.
Maxon's Cinebench 11 cross-platform benchmark uses code from Cinema 4D to show how fast multi-core CPUs can render a 3D model. Shouldn't they save a pile of money and replace their old Mac Pro with a new Mac mini? With the aid of OWC Labs, we are attempting a quick answer using a CPU and a GPU benchmark.Ĥc Pro 2.93 = 2009 Mac Pro Quad-Core 2.93GHz CPU and Radeon HD 5770 GPUĤc iMac 3.4 = 2011 iMac Quad-Core i7 3.4GHz CPU with Radeon HD 6970M GPUĤc mini 2.6 = 2012 Mac mini Quad-Core i7 2.6GHz CPU with Intel HD 4000 GPU.Ĥc mini 2.3 = 2012 Mac mini Quad-Core i7 2.3GHz CPU with Intel HD 4000 GPU. Many Mac Pro owners have a keyboard, mouse, and display they like. Mac mini with a Quad-Core i7 processor can match the power of a Quad-Core Mac Pro. Some readers are asking if the 'late 2012'
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