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Mac Studio (M2 Max or M2 Ultra) Released June 2023
The 2023 Mac Studio is a compact desktop with the M2 Max or M2 Ultra chip, for professionals working on video, 3D, audio and code who need more cores, memory and ports than a Mac mini offers.
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Type Compact
Processor Apple M2 Max or Ultra
Memory 32 GB – 192 GB
Storage 512 GB – 8 TB
Screen –
Weight 2.7 kg What reviewers say Reviewers praise the compact, quiet design, plentiful ports and a clear performance step over the first Mac Studio, with the M2 Ultra rivalling powerful workstations. The common criticisms are that nothing can be upgraded after purchase and that high-end configurations get expensive; TechRadar notes PCs can offer more powerful graphics.
From tomsguide.com , techradar.com , tomshardware.com and expertreviews.co.uk
Processor Apple M2 Max or Apple M2 Ultra
CPU cores 12 or 24
Graphics 30-core GPU, 38-core GPU, 60-core GPU or 76-core GPU
Memory 32 GB, 64 GB, 96 GB or 192 GB
Storage 512 GB to 8 TB
CPU M2 Max: 12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores; M2 Ultra: 24-core CPU with 16 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores
GPU M2 Max: 30-core or 38-core GPU; M2 Ultra: 60-core or 76-core GPU
AI engine 16-core Neural Engine (M2 Max); 32-core Neural Engine (M2 Ultra)
Memory bandwidth M2 Max: 400GB/s; M2 Ultra: 800GB/s
Storage type SSD
Media engine Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; M2 Max: video decode engine, two video encode engines and two ProRes encode and decode engines; M2 Ultra: two video decode engines, four video encode engines and four ProRes encode and decode engines Display
Screen None built in Connections
Ports 4 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Ethernet 10 Gb/s
External displays Up to 5
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 5.3
Front ports M2 Max: 2 × USB-C (up to 10Gb/s); M2 Ultra: 2 × Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s); SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
Back ports 4 × Thunderbolt 4 with Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s), USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) and DisplayPort; 2 × USB-A (up to 5Gb/s); HDMI with multichannel audio output; 10Gb Ethernet (RJ-45); 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
External displays M2 Max: up to five (four at up to 6K 60Hz over Thunderbolt plus one at 4K 60Hz over HDMI), or three (two at up to 6K 60Hz plus one at up to 8K 60Hz or 4K 240Hz over HDMI); M2 Ultra: up to eight at up to 4K 60Hz, six at up to 6K 60Hz, or three at up to 8K 60Hz; VRR, HDR and multichannel audio supported
Speakers Built-in speaker
Microphones None built in Design and power
Type Compact
Weight 2.7 kg
Width × depth × height 197 × 197 × 95 mm
Operating system macOS
Power supply Built-in; 100–240V AC; 370W maximum continuous power
Colours Silver
In the box Mac Studio, power lead Configurations Processor Memory Storage Apple M2 Max, 30-core GPU 32 GB 512 GB Apple M2 Max 96 GB 8 TB Apple M2 Ultra, 60-core GPU 64 GB 1 TB Apple M2 Ultra 192 GB 8 TB
Pros and cons Pros + M2 Ultra option with a 24-core CPU, up to a 76-core GPU and up to 192GB of unified memory+ Four Thunderbolt 4 ports on the back (six in total with M2 Ultra), plus 10Gb Ethernet, HDMI and a UHS-II SD card slot+ Drives up to five external displays with M2 Max, or eight with M2 UltraCons − M2 Max models have 10Gb/s USB-C ports on the front rather than Thunderbolt− Thunderbolt 4 rather than the Thunderbolt 5 of later models− Only a basic built-in speaker, and no microphonePrevious model: Mac Studio (M1 Max / M1 Ultra) . Newer model: Mac Studio (M4 Max or M3 Ultra) .
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