Apple has announced a new powerful Mac the Mac Studio powered by the new Apple M1 Ultra. Apple says it is designed for those working in studios. Apple has also announced a new Mac Studio display.
The new Mac Studio is extruded from aluminum offering a new innovative thermal system to draw air through the machine. Noise levels are minimal according to Apple.
Apple Studio Features
The new Apple Mac Studio features;
4 thunderbolt 4
10 gb ethernet port
2 USB A ports
HDMI
Pro audio jack
WIFI 6
Bluetooth 5
The front panel includes USB-C (M1 Max) or Thunderbolt 4 (M1 Ultra) and an SD card slot.
Support 4 Pro Display XDRs
Mac Studio Specifications for both M1 Max and M1 Ultra
Apple M1 Max chip powered Mac Studio
10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores
24-core GPU
16-core Neural Engine
400GB/s memory bandwidth
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
Video decode engine
Two video encode engines
Two ProRes encode and decode engines
Configurable to:
M1 Max with 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
Apple M1 Ultra chip powered Mac Studio
20-core CPU with 16 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
48-core GPU
32-core Neural Engine
800GB/s memory bandwidth
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
Two video decode engines
Four video encode engines
Four ProRes encode and decode engines
Configurable to:
M1 Ultra with 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, and 32-core Neural Engine
Apple Mac Studio Connectivity
Four Thunderbolt 4 ports with support for:
Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
DisplayPort
USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
Two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s)
HDMI port
10Gb Ethernet
3.5 mm headphone jack
On front (M1 Max):
Two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s)
SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
On front (M1 Ultra):
Two Thunderbolt 4 ports (up to 40Gb/s)
SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
Mac Studio Configure to Order Options
M1 Max with 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
M1 Ultra with 20-core CPU, 48-core GPU, and 32-core Neural Engine
M1 Ultra with 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, and 32-core Neural Engine
64GB unified memory (M1 Max)
128GB unified memory (M1 Ultra)
1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD
Mac Studio Pricing
64GB unified memory (M1 Max) starting at $1999
128GB unified memory (M1 Ultra) starting $3999
8TB SSD possible
A fully loaded Mac Studio Ultra with the following spec is $7999.
Apple M1 Ultra with 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine
128GB unified memory
8TB SSD storage
Front: Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one SDXC card slot
Back: Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, one HDMI port, one 10Gb Ethernet port, one 3.5 mm headphone jack
Accessory Kit
New Studio Display With Spatial Audio
The new Apple Studio display features a 27” active area with TrueTone to deliver great colour. The display features an advanced audio and video system. A 12MP Ultra Wide camera, it includes a three mic system and six speaker sound system, 4 four woofers and 2 tweeters, the speakers on this monitor support Spatial Audio, powered by Dolby Atmos.
3 USB-C ports
Thunderbolt port
Offers 96w of power to help charge your Mac
3 displays can be connected to one Mac for multi-monitor support.
Two stands offer different options for mounting as well as a VESA wall mounting option.
Specifications
5K Retina display
27-inch (diagonal) 5K Retina display
5120-by-2880 resolution at 218 pixels per inch
600 nits brightness
Support for 1 billion colors
Wide color (P3)
True Tone technology
Studio Display Compatibility
Studio Display is compatible with the following Mac models running macOS Monterey 12.3 or later:
Mac Studio (2022)
16-inch MacBook Pro (2019 or later)
14-inch MacBook Pro (2021)
13-inch MacBook Pro (2016 or later)
15-inch MacBook Pro (2016 or later)
MacBook Air (2018 or later)
Mac mini (2018 or later)
Mac Pro (2019 or later)
24-inch iMac (2021)
27-inch iMac (2017 or later)
21.5-inch iMac (2017 or later)
iMac Pro (2017)
Studio Display is compatible with the following iPad models running iPadOS 15.4 or later:2
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later)
iPad Pro 11-inch
iPad Air (5th generation)
Studio Display Pricing
Pricing for the new display starts at $1599. Various options are available for glass and stands. Standard glass is engineered for extremely low reflectivity. Nano-texture glass scatters light to further minimize glare while delivering outstanding image quality in workspaces with bright light sources.