Apple announced updated versions of its Mac Studio with M4 Max and All-NUM3 Ultra Chips. The latest Mac desktop is aimed at video editors, developers, engineers, photographers and creative professionals.
Apple originally announced the Mac Studio in 2022 with M1 Max and M1 Ultra Chips. The new M4 Max and M3 Ultra models provide large -scale benefits for 3D rendering, video editing, code compilation and other workflows.
The Baseline Mac Studio has an M4 Max chip with a configured 14-16-core CPU, 32-40-core GPU and 16-core neural engine. You get 36GB unified memory as standard, upgradable up to 128GB with 546GB/s bandwidth. The storage starts at 512GB and tops from 8TB.
The M3 ultra chip takes the things a notch up with its 28–32-core CPU, 60-80-core GPU and a 32-core nerve engine. Apple’s premiere desktop now begins with 36GB unified memory (instead of 32GB), which is configured for a boners 512GB (800GB/s bandwidth), as Apple proudly claims – “You can also add 16TB SSD Stores on a personal computer.
Apple M1 is advertising a rapid CPU performance and 2.6X rapidly compared to Ultra. Apple also shared that the M3 Ultra Mac Studio could fully run a large language model (LLMS) with more than 600 billion parameters in memory.
Regarding the workflow, the new M3 Ultra Mac Studio supports H.264, HEVC, and 8k Prres to 24 streams of video playback with Encodes and Decode. You can also hook the device up to 8 displays.
Both M4 Max and M3 Ultra Mac Studio features 4x Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) ports, and later also have two more of the same port on the front side. The remaining connectors on the back include 2x USB-A port, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x 10GB/s Ethernet port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. You also get a UHS-II SDXC card reader on the front. Wireless connectivity is still cap at Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.
The new M4 Max starts with Mac Studio $ 1,999While M3 Ultra stops $ 3,999The top-tier version with 512GB unified memory and 16TB storage will give you a puff $ 14,099Pre-orders are now open, with delivery on March 12.
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