Mac · Mac Studio
2026
Mac Studio (M5 Max / M5 Ultra, 2026)
Mac Studio moves to M5 Max and the new quad-die M5 Ultra, preserving up to 512GB memory while pushing local AI and graphics performance higher.
- Announced
- 2026-08-25
- Family
- Mac
- Branch
- Mac Studio
- Historical weight
- Major evolution
Key specifications
Apple verification ↗- Display
- External display
- Chip / CPU
- Apple M5 Max / M5 Ultra · 4.60 GHz
- Memory
- 36 GB (up to 512 GB)
- Base storage
- 512 GB
- Ports & charging
- Thunderbolt 5, 10GbE, USB-A, HDMI 2.1, SDXC
- Weight
- 3.6 kg
- Dimensions
- 19.7×19.7×9.5 cm
- Original OS
- macOS
- Launch price
- $2,499
- Released
- September 22, 2026
- Graphics
- Apple up to 80-core GPU
- CPU cores
- 36
Generation delta
What changed?
Introduced
2- Silicon
M5 Max and M5 Ultra configuration choices
M5 Max and M5 Ultra configuration choices.
- Silicon
M5 Ultra quad-die architecture
M5 Ultra quad-die architecture.
Changed
1- Silicon
Apple reports substantially higher AI, graphics, storage and CPU performance than the p…
Apple reports substantially higher AI, graphics, storage and CPU performance than the prior Mac Studio generation.
Retained
1- Design
Up to 512GB unified memory and the compact Mac Studio enclosure
Up to 512GB unified memory and the compact Mac Studio enclosure.
Canonical predecessor
Mac Studio (M4 Max / M3 Ultra, 2025) Mac Studio (M5 Max / M5 Ultra, 2026)