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Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) vs Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)

Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023)1Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)2

Quick look

Quick look: Mac Studio M2 Ultra against Mac Studio M1 Max
FigureMac Studio M2 Ultra1Mac Studio M1 Max2
Price£4,1993launch price£1,9994launch price
ChipM2 UltrachipM1 Maxchip
CPU24-coreCPU10-coreCPU
GPU60-coreGPU24-coreGPU
Memory64GBunified memory, base32GBunified memory, base
Storage1TBstorage, base512GBstorage, base
Released13 June 20235ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 5 June 2023.18 March 20224ReleasedIn select Apple Stores; orderable online from 8 March 2022.
Security updatesNot available6Security updatesNot available7Security updates
Price
The Mac Studio M2 Ultra is £4,199 at launch, per Apple UK Store (archived 5 June 2023); the Mac Studio M1 Max is £1,999 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK).

True to scale

Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) · 197 × 95 mm frontMac Studio (M1 Max, 2022) · 197 × 95 mm front

Front faces, from Apple’s published dimensions, drawn to one scale and superposed. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Each figure is from the source marked by its Mac’s name unless it carries its own small number, which links to where that figure was read.

Body

Body: Apple Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) against Apple Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)
SpecificationMac Studio M2 Ultra1Mac Studio M1 Max2
Dimensions95 x 197 x 197 mm95 x 197 x 197 mm
Weight3.6 kg2.7 kg
ColoursSilverSilver
PortsFour Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; on front (M2 Ultra): two Thunderbolt 4 ports (up to 40Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS‑II)Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; on front (M1 Max): two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
Thunderbolt ports64
Thunderbolt versionThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports22
HDMIHDMI portHDMI port
SD card slotYesYes
Headphone jackYesYes

Chip and memory

Chip and memory: Apple Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) against Apple Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)
SpecificationMac Studio M2 Ultra1Mac Studio M1 Max2
ChipApple M2 Ultra chipApple M1 Max chip
Apple siliconYesYes
CPU cores2410
Performance cores168
Efficiency cores82
GPU cores6024
Neural Engine cores3216
Chip optionsM2 Ultra with 24-core CPU and 60-core GPU, or M2 Ultra with 24-core CPU and 76-core GPUM1 Max with 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU, or M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU8
Memory (base)64GB32GB
Memory (maximum)192GB64GB8
Memory options64GB, 128GB or 192GB32GB or 64GB8
Memory bandwidth800 GB/s400 GB/s
Storage (base)1TB512GB
Storage (maximum)8TB8TB8
Storage options1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB8
Media engineHardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWtwo video decode enginesfour video encode enginesfour ProRes encode and decode enginesHardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginetwo video encode enginestwo ProRes encode and decode engines

Battery and power

Battery and power: Apple Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) against Apple Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)
SpecificationMac Studio M2 Ultra1Mac Studio M1 Max2
Maximum continuous power370 W370 W

Connectivity

Connectivity: Apple Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) against Apple Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)
SpecificationMac Studio M2 Ultra1Mac Studio M1 Max2
Wi-FiWi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)802.11ax Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.35.0
Ethernet10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ‑45 connector)10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ-45 connector)
External displays (base)85

Camera and audio

Camera and audio: Apple Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) against Apple Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)
SpecificationMac Studio M2 Ultra1Mac Studio M1 Max2
SpeakersBuilt-in speaker9Built-in speaker10

Platform

Platform: Apple Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) against Apple Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)
SpecificationMac Studio M2 Ultra1Mac Studio M1 Max2
Shipped withmacOS Ventura11Not available12
Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate13macOS 27 Golden Gate14
Model identifierMac14,1415Mac13,116
Model year20232022

Benchmarks

Benchmarks: Apple Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) against Apple Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)
SpecificationMac Studio M2 Ultra1Mac Studio M1 Max2
Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)2,530172,22918
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)27,7611714,31918

Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2023) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac Studio M2 Ultra · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac Studio M1 Max · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Apple UK Store (archived 5 June 2023) — Mac Studio, M2 Ultra with 24-core CPU and 60-core GPU, 64GB, 1TB, £4,199.00 · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  4. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils all-new Mac Studio and Studio Display · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  5. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  6. Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026

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  7. Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  10. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  11. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  12. Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils all-new Mac Studio and Studio Display; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  13. Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  14. Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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  15. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  16. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  17. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) — Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  18. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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Not published by Apple

Mac Studio M2 Ultra. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: memory upgradeable by user, storage upgradeable by user, microphones. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2023) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model, read 9 Oct 2026.

Mac Studio M1 Max. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: memory upgradeable by user, storage upgradeable by user, microphones. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart row for this Mac does not state its GPU core count, so no Metal score is shown (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils all-new Mac Studio and Studio Display; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model, read 9 Oct 2026.

If you own one of them

Whether to move is a different question from which is better. Each Mac has a page on it: what its successor changes (the newest Mac in its line where Apple sells one, otherwise the Mac this site treats as its replacement, which can be in another line), what it fetches and whether it still gets updates. Should I upgrade my Mac Studio M2 Ultra (2023)? · Should I upgrade my Mac Studio M1 Max (2022)?

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