Apple Mac Studio (2025)
The third Mac Studio, in the same 19.7 cm square aluminium enclosure, moving to the M4 Max or M3 Ultra with Thunderbolt 5, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, AV1 decode and up to 512 GB of unified memory. For creative and technical pros who need Mac Pro-class GPU and memory in a desktop box.
Memory
- Type
- Unified memory packaged with the SoC
- M4 Max
- 36 GB standard; configurable to 48 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB (requires the 16-core CPU / 40-core GPU M4 Max)
- M3 Ultra
- 96 GB standard; configurable to 256 GB
- Bandwidth
- 410 GB/s (14-core M4 Max), 546 GB/s (16-core M4 Max), 819 GB/s (M3 Ultra, both configurations)
- Slots
- None; memory cannot be added after purchase
Storage
- M4 Max
- 512 GB SSD standard; configurable to 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB
- M3 Ultra
- 1 TB SSD standard; configurable to 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB or 16 TB
Graphics
- M4 Max
- 32-core GPU; 40-core GPU configurable (16-core CPU model)
- M3 Ultra
- 60-core GPU; 80-core GPU configurable (32-core CPU model)
- Ray tracing
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing (new on this generation)
- Media engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, plus AV1 decode
- External displays (M4 Max)
- Up to five: four 6K60 over Thunderbolt + one 4K144 over HDMI; or two 6K60 over Thunderbolt + one 8K60 or 4K240 over HDMI
- External displays (M3 Ultra)
- Up to eight: eight up to 6K60 or 4K144; or four up to 8K60 or 4K240
- Thunderbolt video
- Native DisplayPort 2.1 output over Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C)
- HDMI
- One display up to 8K60 or 4K240 (HDMI 2.1); VRR, HDR and multichannel audio
Expansion
- Internal slots
- None; no PCIe slots, expansion only through external ports
Networking
- Ethernet
- 10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T 1/2.5/5/10 Gb, RJ-45)
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
Power
- Power supply
- Internal; only a power cord in the box
- Input
- 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz, single phase
- Maximum continuous power
- 480 W
Ports
- Rear
- 4 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C; up to 120 Gb/s Thunderbolt 5 / USB 4, USB 3 up to 10 Gb/s, DisplayPort 2.1), 2 × USB-A (up to 5 Gb/s), HDMI 2.1, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Front (M4 Max)
- 2 × USB-C (up to 10 Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
- Front (M3 Ultra)
- 2 × Thunderbolt 5 (up to 120 Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
- Audio
- Built-in speaker; 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones; HDMI multichannel audio
Physical
- Dimensions
- 9.5 × 19.7 × 19.7 cm (H × W × D); 3.7 × 7.7 × 7.7 in
- Weight
- 2.74 kg / 6.1 lb (M4 Max); 3.64 kg / 8.0 lb (M3 Ultra)
- Colour
- Silver
- Operating temperature
- 10–35 °C (50–95 °F)
- Storage temperature
- –40 to 47 °C (–40 to 116 °F)
- Relative humidity
- 5–95% non-condensing
- Altitude
- Tested up to 5000 m (16,400 ft)
- Acoustics
- 1.6 B sound power level at idle and on wireless web (M3 Ultra, 28-core CPU, 60-core GPU, 96 GB, 1 TB tested)
Operating systems
- Shipped with
- macOS 15 Sequoia (15.2 per Wikipedia)
- Supported
- macOS 15 Sequoia through macOS 27 Golden Gate (per Wikipedia's supported-releases table)
Processors
- Apple M4 Max (14-core CPU)
- Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU)
- Apple M3 Ultra (28-core CPU)
- Apple M3 Ultra (32-core CPU)