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The Mac Studio is a small-form-factor workstation computer developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is one of four desktop computers in the Mac lineup, sitting above the consumer-range Mac Mini and iMac, and positioned below the Mac Pro. It is configurable with either the M4 Max or M3 Ultra system on a chip.
The Mac Studio was initially offered in two ARM-based SoC: the M1 Max or the M1 Ultra, which combines two M1 Max chips in one package. It has four Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, two USB-A ports, HDMI (up to 4K @ 60 Hz), 10Gb Ethernet with Lights Out Management and a headphone jack. The front panel has two USB-C ports (Thunderbolt 4 in M1 Ultra models) and an SD card slot (that supports SDXC cards and UHS-II bus), making it the first desktop Mac since the 2012 Mac Pro to have I/O on the front. It is cooled by a pair of double-sided blowers and a mesh of holes on the bottom and back of the case, which helps reduce the noise of fans spinning. Nevertheless, there have been reports of excessive fan noise.
Mac Studio models with the Ultra SoC are heavier than the Max-equipped models, as they exchange the aluminum heat sink for one composed of copper. Apple says the Mac Studio performs 50 percent faster than a Mac Pro with a 16-core Intel Xeon processor.
The Mac Studio was introduced alongside the Apple Studio Display, a 27-inch 5K monitor with an integrated 12 megapixel camera, six-speaker sound system with spatial audio and Dolby Atmos support and a height adjustable stand. Customers reported months-long shipping delays for the Mac Studio, attributed to a global chip shortage.
On March 5, 2025, updated Mac Studio models were announced with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips, which began shipping on March 12. Updates include Thunderbolt 5, and memory configurable up to 512 GB and storage configurable up to 16 TB on the M3 Ultra models.
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! Chip | 10-core Apple M1 Max 24-core GPU 16-core Neural Engine | 20-core Apple M1 Ultra 48-core GPU 32-core Neural Engine | 12-core Apple M2 Max 30-core GPU 16-core Neural Engine | 24-core Apple M2 Ultra 60-core GPU 32-core Neural Engine | 14-core Apple M4 Max 32-core GPU 16-core Neural Engine | 28-core Apple M3 Ultra 60-core GPU 32-core Neural Engine |
! Storage | 512 GB (Max) or 1 TB (Ultra) SSD | 512 GB (Max) or 1 TB (Ultra) SSD | ||||
! Wireless | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.0 | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.3 | ||||
! Connectivity | 4× Thunderbolt 4/USB4 USB-C ports (up to 40 Gbit/s) 2× USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s) 2× USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s) 1× HDMI 2.0 10Gb Ethernet 3.5 mm headphone jack SDXC card slot | 6× Thunderbolt 4/USB4 USB-C ports (up to 40 Gbit/s) 2× USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s) 1× HDMI 2.0 10Gb Ethernet 3.5 mm headphone jack SDXC card slot | 4× Thunderbolt 4/USB4 USB-C ports (up to 40 Gbit/s) 2× USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s) 2× USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s) 1× HDMI 2.1 10Gb Ethernet 3.5 mm headphone jack SDXC card slot | 6× Thunderbolt 4/USB4 USB-C ports (up to 40 Gbit/s) 2× USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s) 1× HDMI 2.1 10Gb Ethernet 3.5 mm headphone jack SDXC card slot | 4× Thunderbolt 5/USB4 USB-C ports (up to 120 Gbit/s) 2× USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s) 2× USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s) 1× HDMI 2.1 10Gb Ethernet 3.5 mm headphone jack SDXC card slot | 6× Thunderbolt 5/USB4 USB-C ports (up to 120 Gbit/s) 2× USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s) 1× HDMI 2.1 10Gb Ethernet 3.5 mm headphone jack SDXC card slot |
! Power | 370 W | 480 W | ||||
! Dimensions | x x | |||||
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