CUPERTINO, CA – Apple has unveiled its most powerful Mac to date, the new Mac Studio, featuring the cutting-edge M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips. This professional desktop powerhouse boasts significant performance upgrades, enhanced connectivity with Thunderbolt 5, and advanced capabilities in a compact, quiet design. The new Mac Studio is built for demanding workloads, including AI tasks, and integrates seamlessly with Apple Intelligence.
“The new Mac Studio is the most powerful Mac we’ve ever made,” stated John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering. “A complete game-changer for pros around the world — powering both home and pro studios — Mac Studio sits in a class of its own, offering a staggering amount of performance in a compact, quiet design that fits beautifully on your desk. With this new Mac Studio, we’re delivering even more extreme performance with M4 Max and M3 Ultra, support for half a terabyte of unified memory, up to 16TB of superfast storage, and Thunderbolt 5 connectivity. Mac Studio truly is the ultimate pro desktop.”
M4 Max: A Performance Juggernaut for Creative Professionals
The Mac Studio with M4 Max is designed for video editors, developers, and creative professionals requiring high-performance computing. It features up to a 16-core CPU, up to a 40-core GPU, and supports up to 128GB of unified memory. The M4 Max also includes a Neural Engine that is over 3x faster than the M1 Max, enhancing on-device AI model processing. Key performance boosts include:
- Up to 1.6x faster image processing in Adobe Photoshop.
- Up to 2.1x faster build performance in Xcode.
- Up to 1.2x faster ProRes transcode in Compressor.
- Up to 1.6x faster video processing in Topaz Video AI.
M3 Ultra: The Pinnacle of Pro Performance for AI and Intensive Workflows
The Mac Studio with M3 Ultra offers even higher performance, delivering nearly 2x faster performance than the M4 Max in demanding workloads. It features up to a 32-core CPU, an 80-core GPU, and supports up to 512GB of unified memory. This makes it ideal for running large language models (LLMs) with over 600 billion parameters. Key performance improvements include:
- Up to 16.9x faster token generation in LM Studio.
- Up to 2.6x faster scene rendering in Maxon Redshift.
- Up to 1.1x faster DNA sequencing basecalling in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW.
- Up to 1.4x faster 8K video rendering in Final Cut Pro.
Enhanced Connectivity and Apple Intelligence
The new Mac Studio features Thunderbolt 5 ports, delivering transfer speeds up to 120 Gb/s, and can drive up to eight Pro Display XDRs. It also includes a 10Gb Ethernet port, HDMI, and an SDXC card slot.
The Mac Studio is designed for Apple Intelligence, enhancing user productivity with features like Writing Tools, Priority Notifications, and Siri improvements. Apple Intelligence prioritizes user privacy with on-device processing and Private Cloud Compute for larger models.
macOS Sequoia: An Unrivaled User Experience
macOS Sequoia further enhances the Mac Studio experience with features like iPhone Mirroring, easier window tiling, and a new Passwords app. Safari improvements and gaming enhancements, including Personalized Spatial Audio and Game Mode, also contribute to a superior user experience.
Environmental Commitment and Availability
Apple is committed to environmental sustainability, with the new Mac Studio featuring over 30 percent recycled content and designed to minimize energy consumption. The packaging is entirely fiber-based.
The new Mac Studio is available for pre-order today at apple.com/store, with availability beginning March 12. Pricing starts at $1,999 (U.S.). Apple Intelligence will be available on all Macs with M1 and later chips.
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