Apple
Mac Studio (M4 Max)
The 2025 Mac Studio paired M4 Max with the M3 Ultra, brought Thunderbolt 5 to the desktop and offered up to 512GB of unified memory for running very large language models locally. Replaced by the M5 Max / M5 Ultra model in September 2026.
Released 12 Mar 2025from USD 1,999.00
Specifications
18 detailsPerformance
- Chip
- Apple M4 Max (14-core CPU, 32-core GPU; configurable to 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU) or M3 Ultra (28-core CPU, 60-core GPU; configurable to 32-core CPU, 80-core GPU)
- CPU
- M4 Max: 14 cores (10P + 4E), configurable to 16 cores (12P + 4E); M3 Ultra: 28 cores (20P + 8E), configurable to 32 cores (24P + 8E)
- Graphics
- Integrated Apple GPU: 32- or 40-core (M4 Max), 60- or 80-core (M3 Ultra); hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- NPU / AI
- 16-core Neural Engine (M4 Max); 32-core Neural Engine (M3 Ultra)
- RAM
- 36GB unified memory (M4 Max), configurable to 48GB, 64GB or 128GB, 410–546GB/s; 96GB (M3 Ultra), configurable to 256GB or 512GB, 819GB/s; soldered
- Storage
- 512GB SSD (M4 Max), configurable to 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB; 1TB (M3 Ultra), configurable up to 16TB
Connectivity
- Ports
- Rear: 4 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C, up to 120Gb/s, DisplayPort 2.1), 2 × USB-A (USB 3, 5Gb/s), HDMI 2.1, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; Front: 2 × USB-C (10Gb/s) on M4 Max or 2 × Thunderbolt 5 on M3 Ultra, SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Ethernet
- 10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T; 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb)
Build
- Dimensions
- 19.7 × 19.7 × 9.5 cm
- Weight
- 2.74 kg (M4 Max), 3.64 kg (M3 Ultra)
- Materials
- Aluminium enclosure
- Colours
- Silver
- Power supply
- Built-in, 480W maximum continuous power
Software
- OS
- macOS Sequoia (at launch)
Extras
- Audio
- Built-in speaker, 3.5mm headphone jack with support for high-impedance headphones
- In the box
- Mac Studio, power cord
As published by Apple. Figures vary by configuration and region; confirm on the official product page before buying.
