What type of video system is provided by the Mac mini “Core” models?
All Intel-based Mac mini “Core” models have “integrated graphics”. Specifically, models prior to the “Early 2009” series (introduced March 3, 2009), are powered by an “Intel GMA950 graphics processor with 64 MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory”. For these systems, Apple reports that “minimum graphics memory usage is 80 MB” and “memory available to Mac OS X may vary depending on graphics needs.” The “Early 2009” models are powered by a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with either 128 MB or 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with the system. By default, the low-end configuration (MB463LL/A) has 128 MB of memory shared with system memory and the high-end configuration (MB464LL/A) has 256 MB of memory shared with system memory. However, installing another 1 MB memory module in the low-end configuration will automatically increase the shared VRAM to 256 MB.
