Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max / M5 Ultra, 2026) vs Apple Mac Studio (M4 Max / M3 Ultra, 2025)

Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max / M5 Ultra, 2026)

Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max / M5 Ultra, 2026)

vsApple Mac Studio (M4 Max / M3 Ultra, 2025)

Apple Mac Studio (M4 Max / M3 Ultra, 2025)

Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max / M5 Ultra, 2026)Apple Mac Studio (M4 Max / M3 Ultra, 2025)
CPUM5 Max 18-core (6 super + 12 performance) or M5 Ultra up to 36-coreApple M4 Max (up to 16-core) or M3 Ultra (up to 32-core)
GPUUp to 40-core (M5 Max) / up to 80-core (M5 Ultra) with Neural AcceleratorsUp to 40-core (M4 Max) or up to 80-core (M3 Ultra) Apple GPU
RAMUp to 128GB (M5 Max) / up to 512GB (M5 Ultra) unified, up to 614GB/s / 1.2TB/s36GB (M4 Max, up to 128GB) or 96GB (M3 Ultra, up to 512GB) unified memory
PortsUp to 6x Thunderbolt 5Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, 10Gb Ethernet, front SDXC card slot
WirelessWi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 (Apple N1)—
DisplaysUp to 8 displays—
OSmacOS 27—
Storage—Up to 16TB SSD