A prebuilt gaming PC like the one I frequently play on, with a Ryzen 9 5900X and GeForce 3070 Ti, currently retails for about $1,850 a Best Buy. And it absolutely destroys the Mac mini in game ...

Typically, gaming PCs are huge monoliths of glass and metal. However, ... Given its cost, it’s hard not to consider the Mac mini M2 as a capable gaming mini PC.

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Granted, I wasn’t zipping around the streets of Night City in Cyberpunk 2077, but the M2 chip could run Total War: Warhammer 3, a game that can challenge my somewhat powerful gaming PC.I wasn't ...

The Mac Studio M2 Ultra is the first Mac I've used in a long time that feels like it could be called a gaming PC without stifling a laugh, and that's a nice feeling. (Image credit: Future ...

But gaming is the only area where the M2 chip shines. In all other CPU benchmarks, the M2 was outclassed by both Intel’s Alder Lake and Ryzen’s 6000-series chips.

That’s when the new M2 Max and M2 Pro will unleash pain on PC hardware. Apple may continue to have a decent advantage in power efficiency in certain tasks too. But again: It just doesn’t matter.

Even the Mac mini with M2 Pro, which is a great choice for Mac gaming, would be crushed by a comparably-priced Windows gaming PC. Read: Even with the M2 Pro, Mac gaming is as bad as it’s ever ...

As for CPU, the M2, ... Overall, in order to choose between a MacBook or a gaming PC you need to think about what you intend to use your laptop for and the kind of operating system you want.

GMKtec has a reputation for producing high-quality devices at modest prices, and the new NucBox M2 fits both those criteria admirably. This classically sized NUC system uses the Intel Core i7 ...