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 well

The 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

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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.