Good buy right now

Mac Studio

Powerful performance and connectivity for pros.

Amazon is usually cheaper and comes with the same one-year Apple warranty. Either way you can add AppleCare+ within 60 days of purchase.

iHelp's verdict

M5 Max and M5 Ultra, August 2026. Only if your work needs it.

Key facts

Released: 22 September 2026
Colours: Silver
Chip: 18‑core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
Display: Five displays: Four displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 165Hz, plus a fifth display with up to 5K at 60Hz over HDMI
Storage: 512GB SSD

Who should buy it

Studios, developers and researchers. If you have to ask whether you need it, you don't.

In more detail

M5 Max with up to 128GB of memory or M5 Ultra with up to 512GB, Thunderbolt 5, Wi-Fi 7 and support for up to eight displays.

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Tech specs

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Chip

18‑core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
32-core GPU
Neural Accelerators
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Memory

36GB unified memory
48GB, 64GB or 128GB (M5 Max with 18‑core CPU and 40‑core GPU)
96GB unified memory

Storage

512GB SSD
1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB
1TB SSD
2TB, 4TB, 8TB or 16TB

Display

Five displays: Four displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 165Hz, plus a fifth display with up to 5K at 60Hz over HDMI
Supports up to four external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
Thunderbolt 5 (USB‑C) ports support native DisplayPort 2.1 speeds
Supports variable refresh rate (VRR), HDR and multi‑channel audio