![]() Apple claims the M2 Ultra CPU is overall 20% speedier than the M1 Ultra its claims around the GPU portion peg it at a 30% increase. Putting two M2 Max chips together also allows the M2 Ultra to increase its peak memory capacity to that gigantic 192GB figure. The union results in a massive total of 134 billion transistors, which ups the count by 20 billion from the M1 Ultra. Comprising two M2 Max processors on a single die, connected by Apple’s UltraFusion packaging architecture, it's manufactured on Taiwanese fabricator TSMC’s second-generation 5-nanometer process. No doubt: The M2 Ultra is the beefiest Apple Silicon processor yet. If you don’t like the fact that you can’t upgrade the Mac Studio after purchase, it's possible that the new Apple Mac Pro tower is a better option for you-or, in the interest of your bank account, a Windows workstation.Īlso, keep in mind that the Mac Studio does not come with Apple’s Magic Keyboard or Magic Mouse in the box, which at these starting prices is simply off-putting. ![]() The similarity to the 2022 model, of course, also means that you can't crack the case on the Studio and upgrade anything inside. (I don’t think anyone was expecting it to evolve all that much, anyway.) The 2023 Mac Studio is just as tall as the 2022 M1 Ultra version, at 3.7 inches, and it weighs the same 7.9 pounds. ![]() Otherwise, the Mac Studio design remains unchanged. If you spring for the M2 Ultra option (at $3,999) as your configuration starting point, those two USB-C ports up front become two full Thunderbolt 4 ports, bringing the total Thunderbolt ports to six. Up front, you’ll find the same SDXC card slot and two USB Type-C ports (10Gbps). If you specify your configuration based on the $1,999 Mac Studio model with M2 Max inside, you’ll get the same four rear Thunderbolt 4 ports as before, plus two USB Type-A ports (5Gbps), an HDMI port (now enhanced to support 8K resolution), a 10Gbps Ethernet jack, and a 3.5mm headphone jack around the back. Now, the actual port array on each Mac Studio chassis differs depending on whether you spent at least $1,999 or $3,999 to start. That said, the highest configuration eclipses that of the previous generation's by $800, on account of the higher peak memory capacity. It’s worth noting that the Mac Studio starting prices have not changed year-on-year. That top-most Mac Studio configuration includes a version of the M2 Ultra processor with 76 GPU cores instead of “just” 60, and it tops out the memory and storage capacities to 192GB and 8TB, respectively. The Mac Studio we’ve been loaned for review takes the upgrades to the max. That starting price also includes 32GB of Unified Memory and a 512GB SSD. In contrast, the most basic ($1,999) model of the 2023 Mac Studio features the 12-core M2 Max processor with a 30-core GPU (configurable with a 38-core GPU for another $200), first seen in the latest MacBook Pro models. Of course, that’s not what you get on the ground level: The most affordable $3,999 M2 Ultra Mac Studio model comes with the 24-core chip in its 60-core GPU configuration, 64GB of memory, and a 1TB SSD. (Considering the Mac Studio’s M2 Ultra likely has a far lower thermal ceiling than the Mac Pro’s, the analogy is even more apt.) Throw in the fact that the Mac Studio is a fraction of the Mac Pro’s size, all while containing most of the same components, and you have a miniature Mac Pro. ![]() Why call it that? For starters, the Mac Studio is capable of housing the same new M2 Ultra processor, the same 192GB max capacity of Apple’s Unified Memory, and the same 8TB of maximum SSD storage as the new Mac Pro. In his first look at the 2023 Mac Studio from WWDC, my colleague Brian Westover dubbed it the “Mac Pro Jr.” As I’ve dug into this gorgeous block of aluminum, the nickname has started to stick.
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