The Mac Studio is a small-form-factor workstation developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is one of four desktop computers in the Mac lineup, sitting above the consumer-range Mac Mini and iMac, and positioned below the Mac Pro. It is configurable with either the M2 Max or M2 Ultra system on a chip.[1][2]
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| Developer | Apple Inc. |
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| Product family | Macintosh |
| Type | Compact desktop Workstation |
| Release date | March 18, 2022 |
| Introductory price | $1999 (current M2 Max model) $3999 (current M2 Ultra model) |
| Operating system | macOS |
| System on a chip | Apple M-series |
| Memory | Up to 192 GB (unified LPDDR5) |
| Storage | Up to 2x Apple-proprietary 8 TB NVMe solid-state drive |
| Removable storage | Full-size SDXC |
| Connectivity | USB 4, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Power | Up to 370 W (max continuous) |
| Dimensions | 7.7 inch (20 cm) by 7.7 inch (20 cm) Depth: 3.7 inch |
| Marketing _target | Professional use |
| Predecessor | iMac Pro |
| Related | Mac Mini, Mac Pro |
| Website | apple |
Overview
editThe Mac Studio was announced on March 8, 2022, alongside the Apple Studio Display, and released on March 18. At the time of launch, customers reported shipping delays for the Mac Studio as late as May 2022. The delay has been attributed to the global chip shortage.[3][4]
The Mac Studio is designed as a higher-grade machine than the Mac Mini but lower than the Mac Pro, and is positioned similarly to the now-discontinued iMac Pro.[5][6] There are two models which are driven by ARM-based SoC: the M1 Max or the M1 Ultra, which combines two M1 Max chips[7] in one package.[8] The Mac Studio has an identical width and depth to the Mac Mini, both about 7.7 inches (200 mm), but is around 3.7 inches (94 mm) tall. It has four Thunderbolt 4 (USB 4) ports, two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, HDMI (up to 4K @ 60 Hz), 10Gb Ethernet with Lights Out Management[9] and a headphone jack. The front panel has two USB-C ports (Thunderbolt 4 in M1 Ultra models) and an SD card slot (that supports SDXC cards and UHS-II bus), making it the first desktop Mac since the 2012 Mac Pro to have I/O on the front. It is cooled by a pair of double-sided blowers and a mesh of holes on the bottom and back of the case, which helps reduce the noise of fans spinning.[10] Nevertheless, there have been extensive early reports of excessive fan noise.[11]
Mac Studio models with the M1 Ultra are 2 pounds (910 g) heavier than those with the M1 Max as they are equipped with a larger copper heat sink.[12] Apple says the Mac Studio performs 50 percent faster than a Mac Pro with a 16-core Intel Xeon processor.[10]
The Mac Studio supports up to four 6K monitors connected via Thunderbolt, and a fifth monitor via HDMI.[13] It was introduced alongside the Apple Studio Display, a 27-inch 5K monitor with an integrated 12 megapixel camera, six-speaker sound system with spatial audio and Dolby Atmos support and a height adjustable stand.[10]
On June 5, 2023, during WWDC, Apple introduced updated Mac Studio models based on the M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips. Updates include Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 6E, the capability of running up to six 6K monitors, and support for 8K displays over Thunderbolt and HDMI.[14]
Repairability
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Mac Studio has two removable flash storage ports, with one or two of them in use, the latter in models with 4 or 8 TB of storage.[15] While it is possible to swap the flash storage card between same size models, with an Apple Configurator restore,[16][17] upgrading is not supported. Some reviewers have criticized this decision as unfriendly for right to repair, while Ars Technica notes this limitation may be due to the design of Apple silicon that implements the SSD controller into the system on a chip rather than the drive itself for encryption purposes.[18] The positioning of components such as the SSD beneath an exposed power supply has also been criticized.[19][20]
Specifications
edit| Discontinued | Current |
| Model | 2022[21] | 2023[22] | ||||
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| Initial release operating system | macOS 12 Monterey | macOS 13 Ventura | ||||
| Latest release operating system | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | |||||
| Cooling system | Dual-fan cooling system with aluminum heat spreader attached on processor | Dual-fan cooling system with copper heat spreader attached on processor | Dual-fan cooling system with aluminum heat spreader attached on processor | Dual-fan cooling system with copper heat spreader attached on processor | ||
| Processor | ||||||
| Chip | Apple M1 Max | Apple M1 Ultra | Apple M2 Max | Apple M2 Ultra | ||
| Technology node | 5 nm (N5) | 5 nm (N5P) | ||||
| CPU | ||||||
| Total Cores | 10 | 20 | 12 | 24 | ||
| High-performance cores | 8 x Firestorm | 16 x Firestorm | 8 x Avalanche | 16 x Avalanche | ||
| Energy-efficient cores | 2 x Icestorm | 4 x Icestorm | 4 x Blizzard | 8 x Blizzard | ||
| Clock speed | 3.23 GHz, 2.06 GHz | 3.69 GHz, 2.42 GHz | ||||
| Online configuration | — | |||||
| Cache | ||||||
| L1 cache |
High-performance cores: 192 KB L1i, 128 KB L1d | |||||
| Shared L2 cache | High-performance cores: 24 MB Energy-efficient cores: 4 MB |
High-performance cores: 48 MB Energy-efficient cores: 8 MB |
High-performance cores: 32 MB Energy-efficient cores: 4 MB |
High-performance cores: 64 MB Energy-efficient cores: 8 MB | ||
| System level cache | 48 MB | 96 MB | 48 MB | 96 MB | ||
| GPU | ||||||
| Name | Apple G13C | Apple G13D | Apple G14C | Apple G14D | ||
| GPU family | Apple GPU Family 7 | Apple GPU Family 8 | ||||
| Total cores | 24 or 32 | 48 or 64 | 30 or 38 | 60 or 76 | ||
| EUs and ALUs | 96 (3072) or 128 (4096) |
192 (6144) or 256 (8192) |
120 (3840) or 152 (4864) |
240 (7680) or 304 (9728) | ||
| Hardware-accelerated ray tracing | No | |||||
| Metal support | Metal 3 | |||||
| Online configuration | 32-core GPU (From 24-core GPU) | 64-core GPU (From 48-core GPU) | 38-core GPU (From 30-core GPU) | 76-core GPU (From 60-core GPU) | ||
| Neural Engine | 16-core Neural Engine (11 TOPS) |
32-core Neural Engine (22 TOPS) |
16-core Neural Engine (15.8 TOPS) |
32-core Neural Engine (31.6 TOPS) | ||
| Unified memory | ||||||
| Type | 512-bit LPDDR5 3200 MHz (409.6 GB/s) | 1024-bit LPDDR5 3200 MHz (819.2 GB/s) | 512-bit LPDDR5 3200 MHz (409.6 GB/s) | 1024-bit LPDDR5 3200 MHz (819.2 GB/s) | ||
| Capacity | 32 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | ||
| Online configuration | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB 96 GB (38-core GPU) |
128 GB 192 GB | ||
| SSD | ||||||
| Type | PCIe 4.0-based SSD with up to 7.4 GB/s read speed | |||||
| Capacity | 512 GB | 1 TB | 512 GB | 1 TB | ||
| Online configuration | 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB 8 TB |
2 TB 4 TB 8 TB |
1 TB 2 TB 4 TB 8 TB |
2 TB 4 TB 8 TB | ||
| Audio | ||||||
| Speakers | Yes | |||||
| 3.5 mm jack | With advanced support for high-impedance headphones | |||||
| Audio output from HDMI | Yes | |||||
| Connectivity | ||||||
| Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | ||||
| Maximum Wi-Fi speed | 1.2 Gbit/s | 2.4 Gbit/s | ||||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 | ||||
| Ethernet | With 10Gb speed | |||||
| HDMI port | HDMI 2.0 | HDMI 2.1 | ||||
| SDXC card slot | Yes | |||||
| USB-C/Thunderbolt port | ||||||
| Back | Four Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others | |||||
| Front | Two USB-C ports supporting charging | Two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others | Two USB-C ports supporting charging | Two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others | ||
| USB-A port | Two USB-A ports | |||||
| Transmission speed | ||||||
| Thunderbolt | Up to 40 Gbit/s transmission speed (Thunderbolt 4 or USB4) | |||||
| USB-C | Up to 10 Gbit/s transmission speed (USB 3.1 Gen 2) | — | Up to 10 Gbit/s transmission speed (USB 3.1 Gen 2) | — | ||
| USB-A | Up to 5 Gbit/s transmission speed (USB 3.0) | |||||
| eGPU support | No | |||||
| External display support | ||||||
| Maximum display | 5 | 3/6/8 | ||||
| Max. three display combination | — |
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| Max. five displays combination |
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| Max. six displays combination | — |
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| Max. eight displays combination | — |
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| Power | ||||||
| Power adapter | 370 W (Maximum continuous) | |||||
| Dimensions | ||||||
| Height | 3.7 in (9.4 cm) | |||||
| Width | 7.7 in (20 cm) | |||||
| Depth | 7.7 in (20 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 5.9 lb (2.68 kg) | 7.9 lb (3.58 kg) | 5.9 lb (2.68 kg) | 7.9 lb (3.58 kg) | ||
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 262 kg CO2e (32 GB memory and 512 GB storage)[23] | 375 kg CO2e (64 GB memory and 1 TB storage) | 290 kg CO2e (32 GB memory and 512 GB storage)[24] | 346 kg CO2e (64 GB memory and 1 TB storage) | ||
| Model details | ||||||
| Model number | A2615 | A2901 | ||||
| Hardware strings | Mac13,1 | Mac13,2 | Mac14,13 | Mac14,14 | ||
| Part/order number | MJMV2 (24-core GPU) Build-to-order (32-core GPU) |
MJMW3 (48-core GPU) Build-to-order (64-core GPU) |
MQH73 (30-core GPU) Build-to-order (38-core GPU) |
MQH63 (60-core GPU) Build-to-order (76-core GPU) | ||
| Timeline | ||||||
| Announced date | March 8, 2022 | June 5, 2023 | ||||
| Released date | March 18, 2022 | June 13, 2023 | ||||
| Discontinued date | June 5, 2023 | In production | ||||
| Unsupported date | Supported | |||||
| Timeline of Power Macintosh, Pro, and Studio models |
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References
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