Apple Mac Studio (M1 Max / M1 Ultra) vs Framework Desktop (AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 Series)

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Mac Studio (M1 Max / M1 Ultra) compared with Desktop (AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 Series)

	AppleMac Studio (M1 Max / M1 Ultra)	FrameworkDesktop (AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 Series)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2022	August 2025
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M1 Max or Apple M1 Ultra	AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 or AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
CPU cores
CPU cores	10 or 20	8 or 16
CPU threads
CPU threads	–	16 or 32
Graphics
Graphics	24-core GPU, 32-core GPU, 48-core GPU or 64-core GPU	Radeon 8050S Graphics or Radeon 8060S Graphics
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	22 TOPS	50 TOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	32 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB	32 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 8 TB	500 GB to 8 TB
CPU
CPU	M1 Max has 10 CPU cores (8 performance, 2 efficiency); M1 Ultra has 20 (16 performance, 4 efficiency)	Ryzen AI Max 385 with 8 cores and 16 threads, 3.6 GHz base, up to 5.0 GHz boost, 32 MB L3 cache; Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 16 cores and 32 threads, 3.0 GHz base, up to 5.1 GHz boost, 64 MB L3 cache; Zen 5 cores with AVX-512; soldered; runs at 120 W sustained and 140 W boost
GPU
GPU	M1 Max has 24 or 32 GPU cores; M1 Ultra has 48 or 64	Radeon 8050S with 32 RDNA 3.5 compute units up to 2.8 GHz, or Radeon 8060S with 40 compute units up to 2.9 GHz; 32 MB MALL cache; up to 96 GB of memory can be assigned to the GPU on Windows
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine (M1 Max); 32-core Neural Engine (M1 Ultra)	–
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	400 GB/s (M1 Max); 800 GB/s (M1 Ultra)	256 GB/s (256-bit LPDDR5x-8000, soldered)
Storage type
Storage type	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	2 × NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 2280 sockets with heatspreaders, up to 8 TB each; SanDisk SN7100 (500 GB to 4 TB) or 850X (1 TB to 8 TB) SSDs offered, or bring your own; PCIe x4 slot on the mainboard (not exposed in the standard case)
Media engine
Media engine	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	4 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack	2 × USB4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, 2 × DisplayPort, Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	10 Gb/s (better)	5 Gb/s
External displays
External displays	Up to 5 (better)	Up to 4
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	–
Front ports
Front ports	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	2 × Expansion Card slots (USB 3.2 Gen 1, configurable to Gen 2 in the BIOS); cards sold separately, including USB-C, USB-A, microSD, SD, Audio, Ethernet and WisdPi 10G Ethernet
Back ports
Back ports	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	HDMI 2.1 with CEC; 2 × DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB4 (USB-C); 2 × USB-A (USB 3.2 Gen 2); 5 Gbit Ethernet (Realtek RTL8126); 3.5 mm combo audio jack (Realtek ALC623)
External displays
External displays	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	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Compact
Weight
Weight	2.7 kg (better)	3.1 kg
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	197 × 197 × 95 mm	96.8 × 205.5 × 226.1 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	Windows
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; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; maximum continuous power 370 W	Internal 400 W FlexATX (ATX 3.0) unit, Gold efficiency at 110 V and Silver at 230 V; 100–240 V; 40 mm fan with 0-RPM mode
Noise
Noise	15 dBA sound pressure at idle and during Apple's wireless web test (M1 Ultra, operator position)	120 mm CPU fan options rated at 28.8 dBA (Noctua NF-A12x25 HS-PWM) or 30 dBA, 34 dBA max (Cooler Master Mobius 120p ARGB)
Materials
Materials	80% recycled aluminium enclosure	30% post-consumer recycled plastic; 50% post-consumer recycled aluminium
Colours
Colours	Silver	Black or Translucent side panel; front tiles in Black, Orange, Lavender, Green, Gray or Red, in straight or diagonal patterns
In the box
In the box	Mac Studio, power lead	Framework Desktop DIY Edition, left panel, CPU fan mounting kit, screwdriver; CPU fan, storage, tiles and Expansion Cards as ordered