Mac Studio (M4 Max, 2025) vs Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)
Quick look
| Figure | Mac Studio M4 Max1 | Mac Studio M1 Max2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £2,0993launch price | £1,9994launch price |
| Chip | M4 Maxchip | M1 Maxchip |
| CPU | 14-coreCPU | 10-coreCPU |
| GPU | 32-coreGPU | 24-coreGPU |
| Memory | 36GBunified memory, base | 32GBunified memory, base |
| Storage | 512GBstorage, base | 512GBstorage, base |
| Released | 12 March 20253ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 5 March 2025. | 18 March 20224ReleasedIn select Apple Stores; orderable online from 8 March 2022. |
| Security updates | Not available5Security updates | Not available5Security updates |
- Price
- The Mac Studio M4 Max is £2,099 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK); the Mac Studio M1 Max is £1,999 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK).
True to scale
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
| Specification | Mac Studio M4 Max1 | Mac Studio M1 Max2 |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 95 x 197 x 197 mm | 95 x 197 x 197 mm |
| Weight | 2.74 kg | 2.7 kg |
| Colours | Silver | Silver |
| Ports | Four Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) ports, two USB 3 (USB-A) ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI 2.1 port, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; on front (M4 Max): two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/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 ports6 | 4 | 4 |
| Thunderbolt version | Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| USB-A ports | 2 | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 port | HDMI port |
| SD card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Chip and memory
| Specification | Mac Studio M4 Max1 | Mac Studio M1 Max2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | Apple M4 Max chip | Apple M1 Max chip |
| Apple silicon | Yes | Yes |
| CPU cores | 14 | 10 |
| Performance cores | 10 | 8 |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 2 |
| GPU cores | 32 | 24 |
| Neural Engine cores | 16 | 16 |
| Chip options | M4 Max with 14-core CPU and 32-core GPU, or M4 Max with 16-core CPU and 40-core GPU7 | M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU, or M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU8 |
| Memory (base) | 36GB | 32GB |
| Memory (maximum) | 128GB7 | 64GB8 |
| Memory options | 36GB; 48GB, 64GB or 128GB (16-core CPU and 40-core GPU)7 | 32GB or 64GB8 |
| Memory bandwidth | 410 GB/s | 400 GB/s |
| Storage (base) | 512GB | 512GB |
| Storage (maximum) | 8TB7 | 8TB8 |
| Storage options | 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB7 | 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB8 |
| Media engine | Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginetwo video encode enginestwo ProRes encode and decode enginesAV1 decode | Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginetwo video encode enginestwo ProRes encode and decode engines |
Battery and power
| Specification | Mac Studio M4 Max1 | Mac Studio M1 Max2 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum continuous power | 480 W | 370 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Mac Studio M4 Max1 | Mac Studio M1 Max2 |
|---|---|---|
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) | 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Ethernet | 10Gb 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) | 5 | 5 |
Camera and audio
| Specification | Mac Studio M4 Max1 | Mac Studio M1 Max2 |
|---|---|---|
| Speakers | Built-in speaker9 | Built-in speaker10 |
Sources
Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2025) - Tech Specs ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs ·
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio, the most powerful Mac ever ·
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils all-new Mac Studio and Studio Display ·
↩Security updates: no end date published.
↩Different Thunderbolt generations. Mac Studio M4 Max: Thunderbolt 5. Mac Studio M1 Max: Thunderbolt 4.
↩Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2025) - Tech Specs ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2025) - Tech Specs ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model ·
↩Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) ·
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Not published by Apple
Mac Studio M4 Max. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: memory upgradeable by user, storage upgradeable by user, microphones, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2025) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio, the most powerful Mac ever; 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, the macOS it shipped with. 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 M4 Max (2025)? · Should I upgrade my Mac Studio M1 Max (2022)?
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