Apple released the new Mac Studio yesterday vorgestellt. This can now be presented with the beginning of the year Max M2 as well as be equipped with the brand new M2 Ultra. The latter is a combination of two Max models. That means it offers up to 24 CPU cores, 76 GPU cores, 192 GB of memory, 800 GB/s memory bandwidth and 8 TB of pre-installed storage. Up to six XDR displays are supported simultaneously. In addition, up to 22 video streams with 8K resolution can be used simultaneously. A professional machine with a compact design. Here you will find the technical data of the Apple Mac Studio 2023 as well as further information.
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Apple Mac Studio 2023 Specifications
The new Apple Mac Studio marks the first upgrade of this Mac model since its March 2022 launch Max M1 and M1 Ultra. The performance is said to have improved noticeably and the device has a 20% faster CPU, a 30% faster GPU and a 40% faster Neural Engine. The RAM increases by 50% from a maximum of 128 GB to a maximum of 192 GB. Below you will find the technical data of the new Apple Mac Studio with M2 Max and M2 Ultra compared.
| Mac Studio with M2 Max | Mac Studio with M2 Ultra | |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 9,5 x 19,7 x 19,7 cm | |
| Weight | 2,7 kg | 3,6 kg |
| Processor | 12-core CPU with 8 performance and 4 efficiency cores | 24-core CPU with 16 performance and 8 efficiency cores |
| graphics processor | 30 core GPU | 60 core GPU |
| optional equipment | 38 core GPU | 76 core GPU |
| Neural Engine | 16 cores | 32 cores |
| Memory Bandwidth | 400 GB / s | 800 GB / s |
| Media Engine (Similarities) | Hardware accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW | |
| Media Engine (differences) | Engine to decode video, two engines to encode video, two engines to encode and decode ProRes | Two engines to decode video, four engines to encode video, four engines to encode and decode ProRes |
| random access memory | 32 GB, 64 GB or 96 GB | 64 GB, 128 GB or 192 GB |
| SSD storage | 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB | 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB |
| Video | up to 5 displays, various combinations with 4K, 6K and 8K possible | up to 8 displays, various combinations with 4K, 6K and 8K possible |
| Audio | Built-in speakers, 3,5mm headphone jack and multi-channel audio output via HDMI | |
| Connections (rear) | 4x Thunderbolt 4, 1x 10 GBit Ethernet, power connector, 2x USB-A, 1x HDMI, 1x headphones | |
| Connections (front) | 2x Thunderbolt, 1x SD card reader | |
| WiFi | WiFi 6E (802.11ax) | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | |
| What's in the box | Mac Studio, power cord | |
| Price | from € 2.399 | from € 4.799 |
Strong performance thanks to M2 Max and M2 Ultra
The new M2 Ultra is even used in the new Mac Pro, which differs from the Mac Studio in that it has six PCIe slots for additional hardware. If you don't want to use additional memory, sound, graphics or network cards, you can use the power of the M2 Ultra with the Mac Studio. That also costs less. Furthermore, it represents a noticeable leap in performance compared to the previous models from last year. Apple also thinks that the M2 Ultra completes the M2 product family. That means there will be no "M2 Extreme" and the next leap in performance will come in 2024 at the earliest with the M3 Max and the M3 Ultra.
"The M2 Ultra delivers amazing performance and capabilities that satisfy even the most demanding workflows of our pro users, without sacrificing the industry-leading energy efficiency of Apple chips' said Johny Srouji, Apple's senior vice president of hardware technologies. "The huge jumps in performance of the CPU, GPU and Neural Engine combined with the enormous memory bandwidth in each individual SoC make the M2 Ultra the most powerful chip ever developed for a desktop computer.As you can see in the table above, both chips eligible for the Mac Studio 2023 can be selected in a version with more GPU cores in order to be able to use the best graphics performance.
Mac Studio 2023 - Prices of the different versions
Mac Studio pricing is based on several factors. For the following overviews, I first selected the configurations with the M2 Max chip. You will then receive a corresponding overview of the equipment with the M2 Ultra chip. So you can find the price for the model you are targeting at a glance. The prices range between 2.399 euros and 10.319 euros due to the different configurations with RAM and hard drive sizes.
Pricing for the Mac Studio with M2 Max
| Apple silicon equipment | random access memory | SSD storage | Price |
| 12-core CPU, 30-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine | 32 GB | 512 GB | 2.399 $ |
| 1 TB | 2.629 $ | ||
| 2 TB | 3.089 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 3.779 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 5.159 $ | ||
| 64 GB | 512 GB | 2.859 $ | |
| 1 TB | 3.089 $ | ||
| 2 TB | 3.549 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 4.239 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 5.619 $ | ||
| 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine | 32 GB | 512 GB | 2.629 $ |
| 1 TB | 2.859 $ | ||
| 2 TB | 3.319 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 4.009 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 5.389 $ | ||
| 64 GB | 512 GB | 3.089 $ | |
| 1 TB | 3.319 $ | ||
| 2 TB | 3.779 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 4.469 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 5.849 $ | ||
| 96 GB | 512 GB | 3.549 $ | |
| 1 TB | 3.779 $ | ||
| 2 TB | 4.239 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 4.929 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 6.309 $ |
Pricing for the Mac Studio with M2 Ultra
| Apple silicon equipment | random access memory | SSD storage | Price |
| 24-core CPU, 60-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine | 64 GB | 1 TB | 4.799 $ |
| 2 TB | 5.259 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 5.949 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 7.329 $ | ||
| 128 GB | 1 TB | 5.719 $ | |
| 2 TB | 6.179 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 6.869 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 8.249 $ | ||
| 192 GB | 1 TB | 6.639 $ | |
| 2 TB | 7.099 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 7.789 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 9.169 $ | ||
| 24-core CPU, 76-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine | 64 GB | 1 TB | 5.949 $ |
| 2 TB | 6.409 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 7.099 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 8.479 $ | ||
| 128 GB | 1 TB | 6.869 $ | |
| 2 TB | 7.329 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 8.019 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 9.399 $ | ||
| 192 GB | 1 TB | 7.789 $ | |
| 2 TB | 8.249 $ | ||
| 4 TB | 8.939 $ | ||
| 8 TB | 10.319 $ |
Watch the WWDC23 keynote video
If you watch the presentation of the new Mac Studio and the 15 inch MacBook Air, the Mac Pro, the new Apple operating systems and of the headset called Vision Pro if you want to watch it, you can here . The WWDC23Keynote from June 5, 2023 lasts a little over two hours and offers a lot of information, interesting innovations and technical highlights in various areas.
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