Image generation on Mac mini M5 Pro, 24 GB
Apple M5 Pro. 24 GB. 307 GB/s.
Source: Apple Newsroom, 14 Oct 2026
Image generation
Runs wellThe best picture model that still feels at home on a 32 GB Mac mini.
The small FLUX.2. Surprisingly good, and it fits where the big FLUX.2 file does not.
RTX 4090 24 GB
Around $2,900 all-in · estimate
Source: NVIDIA RTX 4090 specifications, 14 Oct 2026
Install guides from the makers
- Draw Things' site · Draw Things · Mac
- ComfyUI's official docs · ComfyUI · Mac, Windows, Linux
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Fit rule checked 14 Oct 2026. canirun.ai.