Why Apple's M6 Chip Can't Hold Its Own Against Any NVIDIA GPU

Apple has announced its new M6 chip alongside a refreshed Mac mini, with the company touting major CPU and overall performance gains. In review-style testing cited in the article, the system performed strongly in areas like photo editing and 4K video transcoding. But the piece argues that if you’re focused on graphics, the comparison shifts against NVIDIA GPUs on PC systems. It notes that most PCs typically need a dedicated NVIDIA card for meaningful real-time graphics performance, while integrated graphics are framed as more limited to streaming and light gaming. Using Metal benchmarks, the article cites a far lower M6 Metal score versus an RTX 4080 reference.