Apple Unveils New Mac Studio With M5 Max and M5 Ultra Chips
Key Points:
- Apple unveiled new Mac Studio models featuring the M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, with the M5 Ultra being the company’s most powerful chip to date.
- The new Mac Studio includes a next-generation PCIe Gen 6 SSD architecture, Thunderbolt 5 ports, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and supports up to eight displays.
- The M5 Ultra chip boasts a 36-core CPU, up to 80-core GPU with advanced AI and graphics capabilities, and improved memory bandwidth supporting up to 512GB unified memory.
- Apple’s UltraFusion technology links two M5 Max chips in the M5 Ultra, enabling high inter-die bandwidth and allowing multiple Mac Studios to cluster for enhanced AI performance.
- The new Mac Studio models will be available starting September 22, with the 512GB unified memory variant launching in late October; pre-orders are open now.