Apple Mac mini (M4 or M4 Pro) vs Apple Mac Studio (M1 Max / M1 Ultra)

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Mac mini (M4 or M4 Pro) compared with Mac Studio (M1 Max / M1 Ultra)

	AppleMac mini (M4 or M4 Pro)	AppleMac Studio (M1 Max / M1 Ultra)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2024	March 2022
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M4 or Apple M4 Pro	Apple M1 Max or Apple M1 Ultra
CPU cores
CPU cores	10, 12 or 14	10 or 20
Graphics
Graphics	10-core GPU, 16-core GPU or 20-core GPU	24-core GPU, 32-core GPU, 48-core GPU or 64-core GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	38 TOPS (better)	22 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB	32 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 8 TB	512 GB to 8 TB
CPU
CPU	M4: 10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores; M4 Pro: 12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, or 14-core CPU with 10 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores	M1 Max has 10 CPU cores (8 performance, 2 efficiency); M1 Ultra has 20 (16 performance, 4 efficiency)
GPU
GPU	M4: 10-core GPU; M4 Pro: 16-core or 20-core GPU; hardware-accelerated ray tracing	M1 Max has 24 or 32 GPU cores; M1 Ultra has 48 or 64
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	16-core Neural Engine (M1 Max); 32-core Neural Engine (M1 Ultra)
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	M4: 120GB/s; M4 Pro: 273GB/s	400 GB/s (M1 Max); 800 GB/s (M1 Ultra)
Storage type
Storage type	SSD	SSD; M1 Max starts at 512 GB, configurable to 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB; M1 Ultra starts at 1 TB with 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB options
Media engine
Media engine	Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; video decode engine; video encode engine; ProRes encode and decode engine; AV1 decode	Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; M1 Max has one video decode, two video encode and two ProRes engines; M1 Ultra has two video decode, four video encode and four ProRes engines
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	4 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 Gb/s	10 Gb/s (better)
External displays
External displays	Up to 3	Up to 5 (better)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Front ports
Front ports	2 × USB-C with USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s); 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones	Two USB-C ports up to 10 Gb/s (M1 Max) or two Thunderbolt 4 ports up to 40 Gb/s (M1 Ultra); SDXC slot with UHS-II support
Back ports
Back ports	M4: 3 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and DisplayPort; M4 Pro: 3 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) with Thunderbolt 5 (up to 120Gb/s), USB 4 and DisplayPort; HDMI with multichannel audio output; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), configurable to 10Gb Ethernet	Four Thunderbolt 4 ports with DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 up to 40 Gb/s, and USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10 Gb/s; two USB-A up to 5 Gb/s; HDMI; 10 Gb Ethernet supporting 1, 2.5, 5 and 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm jack with high-impedance headphone support
External displays
External displays	M4: up to three (two at up to 6K 60Hz over Thunderbolt, plus one at up to 5K 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K 60Hz over HDMI), or two (one at up to 5K 60Hz plus one at up to 8K 60Hz or 4K 240Hz); M4 Pro: up to three at up to 6K 60Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI, or two (one at up to 6K 60Hz plus one at up to 8K 60Hz or 4K 240Hz)	Four displays at up to 6K 60 Hz over USB-C and one at up to 4K 60 Hz over HDMI, simultaneously
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker	Built-in speaker; HDMI multichannel audio output
Microphones
Microphones	None built in	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Compact
Weight
Weight	0.67 kg (better)	2.7 kg
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	127 × 127 × 50 mm	197 × 197 × 95 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	–	Weight is 2.7 kg with M1 Max or 3.6 kg with M1 Ultra; both enclosures are 197 × 197 × 95 mm
Power supply
Power supply	Built-in; 100–240V AC; 155W maximum continuous power	Built-in; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; maximum continuous power 370 W
Power use
Power use	M4 with 16GB and 256GB: 4W idle, 65W maximum; M4 Pro with 64GB and 8TB: 5W idle, 140W maximum	–
Noise
Noise	5 dBA sound pressure at idle (operator position)	15 dBA sound pressure at idle and during Apple's wireless web test (M1 Ultra, operator position)
Materials
Materials	–	80% recycled aluminium enclosure
Colours
Colours	Silver	Silver
In the box
In the box	Mac mini, power lead (1.8 m)	Mac Studio, power lead