Apple Went All Out On Specs For The New Mac Studio

Apple's 2026 Mac Studio ships with M5 Max or M5 Ultra chips offering up to a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU, delivering up to 4.3x faster local AI performance than previous generations, according to an early unboxing. The compact workstation supports up to 512GB of unified memory, with 512GB configurations rolling out in late October, plus Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thunderbolt 5. The Mac Studio is available tomorrow starting at $2,499 for the M5 Max model and $5,499 for the M5 Ultra.

We got an early unboxing of the 2026 Mac Studio, and Apple packed serious internal upgrades into this compact workstation. 🤖🚨 Powered by either the M5 Max or the new M5 Ultra chip with up to a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU, it delivers up to 4.3x faster local AI performance and significantly faster graphics rendering than previous generations. It supports up to 512GB of unified memory – with 512GB configs rolling out in late October – alongside Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thunderbolt 5. 🔋 The Mac Studio is available tomorrow starting at $2,499 for M5 Max and $5,499 for M5 Ultra. MacStudio AppleSilicon M5Ultra M5Max Unboxing