Apple Mac Pro (M2 Ultra) vs Apple Mac Studio (M1 Max / M1 Ultra)

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Mac Pro (M2 Ultra) compared with Mac Studio (M1 Max / M1 Ultra)

	AppleMac Pro (M2 Ultra)	AppleMac Studio (M1 Max / M1 Ultra)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2023	March 2022
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M2 Ultra	Apple M1 Max or Apple M1 Ultra
CPU cores
CPU cores	24	10 or 20
Graphics
Graphics	60-core GPU or 76-core GPU	24-core GPU, 32-core GPU, 48-core GPU or 64-core GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	–	22 TOPS
Memory
Memory	64 GB, 128 GB or 192 GB (better)	32 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB
Storage
Storage	1 TB to 8 TB	512 GB to 8 TB
CPU
CPU	24-core CPU with 16 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores	M1 Max has 10 CPU cores (8 performance, 2 efficiency); M1 Ultra has 20 (16 performance, 4 efficiency)
GPU
GPU	60-core or 76-core GPU; additional graphics cards and MPX modules are not supported	M1 Max has 24 or 32 GPU cores; M1 Ultra has 48 or 64
AI engine
AI engine	32-core Neural Engine	16-core Neural Engine (M1 Max); 32-core Neural Engine (M1 Ultra)
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	800 GB/s	400 GB/s (M1 Max); 800 GB/s (M1 Ultra)
Storage type
Storage type	1 TB SSD, configurable to 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB; two internal SATA connectors up to 6 Gb/s	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; two video decode engines, four video encode engines and four ProRes encode and decode engines	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
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	Six full-length PCIe 4.0 slots (two x16 and four x8); one half-length x4 PCIe 3.0 slot with Apple I/O card installed; up to 300 W auxiliary power through two 75 W six-pin and one 150 W eight-pin connectors	–
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	8 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, 2 × HDMI, 2 × Ethernet, headphone jack	4 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	10 Gb/s	10 Gb/s
External displays
External displays	Up to 8 (better)	Up to 5
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Front ports
Front ports	Two Thunderbolt 4 ports on top of the tower or at the front of the rack enclosure	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	Six Thunderbolt 4 ports with DisplayPort, 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; two HDMI; two 10 Gb Ethernet supporting 1, 2.5, 5 and 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm jack with high-impedance headphone support; additional internal USB-A up to 5 Gb/s	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	Up to eight displays at 4K 60 Hz, six at 6K 60 Hz or three at 8K 60 Hz; each HDMI port supports one at 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz, with VRR, HDR and multichannel audio	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; HDMI multichannel audio output	Built-in speaker; HDMI multichannel audio output
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad, Magic Mouse; optional Magic Trackpad	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Compact
Weight
Weight	16.86 kg	2.7 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	218 × 450 × 529 mm	197 × 197 × 95 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Tower with feet is 529 × 218 × 450 mm and 16.86 kg; optional wheels increase height to 557 mm. Rack enclosure is 5U, 220.2 × 482 × 539.5 mm including handles (493.5 mm from fascia), and 17.21 kg; rack depth range 609.6–1,066.8 mm	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; maximum continuous power 1,280 W at 108–125 V or 220–240 V, or 1,180 W at 100–107 V	Built-in; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; maximum continuous power 370 W
Noise
Noise	–	15 dBA sound pressure at idle and during Apple's wireless web test (M1 Ultra, operator position)
Materials
Materials	70% recycled aluminium in the enclosure	80% recycled aluminium enclosure
Colours
Colours	Silver	Silver
In the box
In the box	Mac Pro, Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad, Magic Mouse, 2 m power lead, 1 m USB-C charge cable; rack mount rails included with the rack enclosure, shipped separately	Mac Studio, power lead