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Apple Announces New Mac Studio With M4 Max and M3 Ultra Chips, Thunderbolt 5, and More
Apple today announced that it has updated the Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chip options, Thunderbolt 5 ports, and more. The new M3 Ultra chip features up to a 32-core CPU, with 24 performance cores and eight efficiency cores. Apple says the M3 Ultra chip is up to 1.5x faster than the M2 Ultra chip, which has up to a 24-core CPU. On the graphics side, the new Mac Studio can be configured with up to an 80-core GPU. Apple says graphics performance is up to 2x faster than the previous Mac Studio with the M2 Ultra chip, which has up to a 72-core GPU. In addition, the Mac Studio can now be configured with up to 16TB of SSD storage, up from the previous model's 8TB maximum. And the M3 Ultra chip supports up to 512GB of unified RAM, whereas the M2 Ultra maxed out at 192GB of unified RAM. Following in the footsteps of last year's MacBook Pro and Mac mini models with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, the Mac Studio now supports Thunderbolt 5. There are four Thunderbolt 5 ports on Mac Studio configurations with the M4 Max chip, and six Thunderbolt 5 ports on configurations with the M3 Ultra chip. This is the first Mac Studio refresh since it was updated with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chip options in June 2023. The new Mac Studio is available to pre-order starting today, and it will launch on Wednesday, March 12. In the U.S., pricing continues to start at $1,999.Related Roundup: Mac StudioBuyer's Guide: Mac Studio (Buy Now)Related Forum: Mac StudioThis article, "Apple Announces New Mac Studio With M4 Max and M3 Ultra Chips, Thunderbolt 5, and More" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
Apple today announced that it has updated the Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chip options, Thunderbolt 5 ports, and more.
The new M3 Ultra chip features up to a 32-core CPU, with 24 performance cores and eight efficiency cores. Apple says the M3 Ultra chip is up to 1.5x faster than the M2 Ultra chip, which has up to a 24-core CPU.
On the graphics side, the new Mac Studio can be configured with up to an 80-core GPU. Apple says graphics performance is up to 2x faster than the previous Mac Studio with the M2 Ultra chip, which has up to a 72-core GPU.
In addition, the Mac Studio can now be configured with up to 16TB of SSD storage, up from the previous model's 8TB maximum. And the M3 Ultra chip supports up to 512GB of unified RAM, whereas the M2 Ultra maxed out at 192GB of unified RAM.
Following in the footsteps of last year's MacBook Pro and Mac mini models with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, the Mac Studio now supports Thunderbolt 5. There are four Thunderbolt 5 ports on Mac Studio configurations with the M4 Max chip, and six Thunderbolt 5 ports on configurations with the M3 Ultra chip.
This is the first Mac Studio refresh since it was updated with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chip options in June 2023.
The new Mac Studio is available to pre-order starting today, and it will launch on Wednesday, March 12. In the U.S., pricing continues to start at $1,999.
This article, "Apple Announces New Mac Studio With M4 Max and M3 Ultra Chips, Thunderbolt 5, and More" first appeared on MacRumors.com
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The new M3 Ultra chip features up to a 32-core CPU, with 24 performance cores and eight efficiency cores. Apple says the M3 Ultra chip is up to 1.5x faster than the M2 Ultra chip, which has up to a 24-core CPU.
On the graphics side, the new Mac Studio can be configured with up to an 80-core GPU. Apple says graphics performance is up to 2x faster than the previous Mac Studio with the M2 Ultra chip, which has up to a 72-core GPU.
In addition, the Mac Studio can now be configured with up to 16TB of SSD storage, up from the previous model's 8TB maximum. And the M3 Ultra chip supports up to 512GB of unified RAM, whereas the M2 Ultra maxed out at 192GB of unified RAM.
Following in the footsteps of last year's MacBook Pro and Mac mini models with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, the Mac Studio now supports Thunderbolt 5. There are four Thunderbolt 5 ports on Mac Studio configurations with the M4 Max chip, and six Thunderbolt 5 ports on configurations with the M3 Ultra chip.
This is the first Mac Studio refresh since it was updated with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chip options in June 2023.
The new Mac Studio is available to pre-order starting today, and it will launch on Wednesday, March 12. In the U.S., pricing continues to start at $1,999.
Related Roundup: Mac Studio
Buyer's Guide: Mac Studio (Buy Now)
Related Forum: Mac Studio
This article, "Apple Announces New Mac Studio With M4 Max and M3 Ultra Chips, Thunderbolt 5, and More" first appeared on MacRumors.com
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