Mac Studio - Technical Specifications

 
Mac Studio, Model1
Mac Studio, Model2
Finish
Mac Studio, front, two USB‑C ports, SDXC card slot, status indicator light, tapered base at bottom, flat top, rounded sides, straight edges, silver colour

Silver

Price
Chip

Apple M5 Max chip

  • 18‑core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
  • 32-core GPU
  • Neural Accelerators
  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
  • 16‑core Neural Engine
  • 460GB/s memory bandwidth

Media Engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
  • Video decode engine
  • Two video encode engines
  • Two ProRes encode and decode engines
  • AV1 decode

Configurable to:

  • M5 Max with 18-core CPU, 40-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine (614GB/s memory bandwidth)

Apple M5 Ultra chip

  • 30-core CPU with 10 super cores and 20 performance cores
  • 64-core GPU
  • Neural Accelerators
  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
  • 32-core Neural Engine
  • 1.2TB/s memory bandwidth

Media Engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
  • Two video decode engines
  • Four video encode engines
  • Four ProRes encode and decode engines
  • AV1 decode

Configurable to:

  • M5 Ultra with 36‑core CPU, 80‑core GPU and 32‑core Neural Engine (1.2TB/s memory bandwidth)
Memory

36GB

  • 36GB unified memory

Configurable to:

  • 48GB, 64GB or 128GB (M5 Max with 18‑core CPU and 40‑core GPU)

96GB

  • 96GB unified memory

Configurable to:

256GB or 512GB (M5 Ultra with 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU)

Storage1

512GB

  • 512GB SSD

Configurable to:

  • 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
    or 8TB

1TB

  • 1TB SSD

Configurable to:

  • 2TB, 4TB, 8TB
    or 16TB
Display Support

M5 Max

Supports up to five external displays over any combination of Thunderbolt and HDMI ports:

  • Five displays: Four displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 165Hz, plus a fifth display with up to 5K at 60Hz over HDMI
  • Up to three displays: Two displays up to a native resolution of 8K at 60Hz or 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz, plus a third display with up to 5K at 60Hz over HDMI
  • Supports up to four external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
  • Thunderbolt 5 (USB‑C) ports support native DisplayPort 2.1 speeds
  • Supports variable refresh rate (VRR), HDR and multi‑channel audio

M5 Ultra

Supports up to eight external displays over any combination of Thunderbolt and HDMI ports:

  • Eight displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K resolution at up to 165Hz
  • Up to four displays up to a native resolution of 8K at 60Hz or 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz
  • Supports up to four external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
  • Thunderbolt 5 (USB‑C) ports support native DisplayPort 2.1 speeds
  • Supports variable refresh rate (VRR), HDR and multi‑channel audio

Learn more about connecting a display to your Mac

Audio
  • Built-in speaker
  • 3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
  • HDMI port supports multi-channel audio output
Connections and Expansion
Mac Studio, back, perforated aluminium exhaust, four Thunderbolt 5 ports, one Ethernet, one power socket, two USB-A, one HDMI, one headphone jack and power button

Thunderbolt 5

10Gb
Ethernet

USB-A

HDMI
2.1

3.5mm headphone jack

Four Thunderbolt 5 (USB‑C) ports with support for:

  • Thunderbolt 5 (up to 120Gb/s)
  • USB 4 (up to 120Gb/s)
  • USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s)
  • DisplayPort 2.1
  • Two USB 3 (USB‑A) ports (up to 5Gb/s)
  • HDMI 2.1 port
  • 10Gb Ethernet
  • 3.5mm headphone jack

On front (M5 Max):

  • Two USB‑C ports (up to 10Gb/s)
  • SDXC card slot (UHS-II)

On front (M5 Ultra):

  • Two Thunderbolt 5 ports (up to 120Gb/s)
  • SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
Communications

Wireless

  • Apple N1 wireless networking chip
  • Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be)2
  • Bluetooth 6
  • Thread networking technology

Ethernet

  • 10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ‑45 connector)
Size and Weight
  • Height: 9.5 cm (3.7 inches)
  • Width: 19.7 cm (7.7 inches)
  • Depth: 19.7 cm (7.7 inches)
  • Weight (M5 Max): 2.7 kg (6.0 pounds)3
  • Weight (M5 Ultra): 3.6 kg (8.0 pounds)3
Mac Studio, top, silver aluminium, square, rounded corners, glossy black Apple logo centred
Width: 19.7 cm (7.7 inches)
Depth: 19.7 cm (7.7 inches)
Mac Studio, front, two USB‑C ports, SDXC card slot, status indicator light, tapered base at bottom, flat top, rounded sides, straight edges, silver colour
Height: 9.5 cm (3.7 inches)
Electrical and Operating Requirements
  • Line voltage: 100–240V AC
  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
  • Maximum continuous power: 480W
  • Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
  • Storage temperature: –40° to 47° C (–40° to 116° F)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
  • Operating altitude: tested up to 5,000 metres (16,400 feet)
Limited Warranty and Service

In Ireland, consumers are entitled to a free-of-charge repair or replacement, by the seller, of goods that do not conform with the contract of sale. Under Irish law, consumers have up to six years from the date of delivery to exercise their rights; however, various factors may impact your eligibility to receive these remedies. For more details, click here.

Your Mac Studio also comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty from Apple. To learn more about how Apple will service your Mac Studio, click here.

Purchase AppleCare+ to get up to three years of expert technical support and hardware coverage, including unlimited repairs for accidental damage from handling, each subject to an excess fee. For more information, click here.

In the Box
  • Mac Studio
  • Power lead
Mac Studio, front, two USB-C ports, SDXC card slot, status indicator light, tapered base at bottom, flat top, rounded sides, straight edges, silver color, black power cord with three-prong power plug
Oper­at­ing System

macOS

macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. Siri AI is a powerful and capable assistant with personal context understanding, broad world knowledge and on‑screen awareness. Express yourself through photos and images, save time with Safari, and get more done with Apple Intelligence seamlessly integrated into your everyday apps and experiences. And window tiling, Sidecar and more help you stay productive.

Apple Intelligence4 and Siri AI5

The next generation of Apple Intelligence is centred around you, integrated into your apps and built with privacy. Apple Intelligence powers Siri AI — an entirely new version of Siri that’s more personal, conversational and powerful, along with helpful features across apps.

Learn more

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new Mac Studio. With built-in support for vision, hearing, mobility and learning, you can create and do amazing things.

Features include:

  • VoiceOver
  • Zoom
  • Motion, display and text settings
  • Accessi­bility Reader
  • Switch Control
  • Closed Captions
  • Live Captions
  • Personal Voice and Live Speech
Built-in Apps6
Con­fig­ure to Order

Con­fig­ure your Mac Studio with these options at apple.com:

  • M5 Max with 18‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU and 16‑core Neural Engine
  • 48GB, 64GB or 128GB unified memory (M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU)
  • 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB SSD
  • M5 Ultra with 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU and 32-core Neural Engine
  • 256GB unified memory
  • 512GB unified memory (M5 Ultra with 36‑core CPU and 80-core GPU)
  • 2TB, 4TB, 8TB or 16TB SSD

Mac Studio and the Environment

See the Mac Studio Product Environmental Report (PDF)

Progress towards Apple 2030

Apple 2030 is our goal to be carbon neutral across our value chain. We design our products to be less carbon intensive by prioritising the use of recycled and renewable content and low-carbon materials while focusing on the energy efficiency of our software and hardware.

See Apple’s commitment

Materials

Mac Studio is made with 35% recycled content,7 including:

  • 100% recycled aluminium in the enclosure and thermal module sheet, chassis and brackets
  • 100% recycled copper in the thermal module pedestal and multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled gold plating and tin solder in all Apple‑designed printed circuit boards
  • 90% recycled steel in multiple thermal module components

Packaging

  • 100% fibre-based packaging8

Energy

ENERGY STAR® certified9

Smarter chemistry10

All the materials used in Apple products, accessories and packaging are covered by the requirements of our Regulated Substances Specification, which was one of the first in industry to restrict the use of key substances of concern. See the latest Environmental Progress Report to understand Apple’s recent efforts in phasing out these chemistries.