Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022)
Quick look
Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.
Specifications
Body
- Dimensions
- 95 x 197 x 197 mm
- Weight
- 3.6 kg
- Colours
- Silver
- Ports
- Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; on front (M1 Ultra): two Thunderbolt 4 ports (up to 40Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS‑II)
- Thunderbolt ports
- 6
- Thunderbolt version
- Thunderbolt 4
- USB-A ports
- 2
- HDMI
- HDMI port
- SD card slot
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Yes
Chip and memory
- Apple silicon
- Yes
- CPU cores
- 20
- Performance cores
- 16
- Efficiency cores
- 4
- GPU cores
- 48
- Neural Engine cores
- 32
- Chip options
- M1 Ultra with 20-core CPU and 48-core GPU, or M1 Ultra with 20-core CPU and 64-core GPU
- Memory (base)
- 64GB
- Memory (maximum)
- 128GB
- Memory options
- 64GB or 128GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 800 GB/s
- Storage (base)
- 1TB
- Storage (maximum)
- 8TB
- Storage options
- 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB
- Media engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAWtwo video decode enginesfour video encode enginesfour ProRes encode and decode engines
Battery and power
- Maximum continuous power
- 370 W
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Ethernet
- 10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ‑45 connector)
- External displays (base)
- 5
Camera and audio
- Speakers
- Built-in speaker5
Platform
A desktop Mac has no built-in display, battery or camera, so those rows do not apply.
What it actually costs
- Used, Grade A
- £2,37510out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £2,250 from 15 Oct 2026; £2,150 from 2 Oct 2026
- Used, Grade B
- £2,15011out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £2,050 from 15 Oct 2026; £1,950 from 2 Oct 2026
- Used, Grade C
- £1,92512out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £1,825 from 15 Oct 2026; £1,725 from 2 Oct 2026
- Trade in yours, Grade A
- £1,520 cash / £1,757 voucher1016% more as store credit
Read 3 November 2026. CeX is one UK retailer; its used and trade-in figures are shown at its condition grades for the base configuration: M1 Ultra with 20-core CPU and 48-core GPU, 64GB memory, 1TB storage. “Since” is the first day MacIQ read that figure; “earlier” figures were each read from the date shown. We hold no stock and take no commission.
Apple UK price, as listed
Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M1 Ultra chip, 20-core CPU, 48-core GPU, 64GB memory, 1TB storage), as the Internet Archive saved it. Each row runs from the first to the last Internet Archive capture MacIQ read at that price; the price may have held before and after. MacIQ read a selection of the Archive’s captures, not every one. Read 18 October 2026.
Software support
Previous and next model
Next model
What changed
- Ports
- Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; on front (M1 Ultra): two Thunderbolt 4 ports (up to 40Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS‑II) Mac Studio M1 UltraFour 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) Mac Studio M2 Ultra
- Chip
- Apple M1 Ultra chip Mac Studio M1 UltraApple M2 Ultra chip Mac Studio M2 Ultra
- CPU cores
- 20 Mac Studio M1 Ultra24 Mac Studio M2 Ultra
- GPU cores
- 48 Mac Studio M1 Ultra60 Mac Studio M2 Ultra
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 Mac Studio M1 UltraWi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) Mac Studio M2 Ultra
- When does the Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022) stop getting updates?
- Should I upgrade my Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022)?
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- Which Macs have an HDMI port?
- Which Macs have an SD card slot?
- How many external displays does each Mac support?
- Ports, displays and chargers for every Mac
Comparisons
Against its own line
- Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022) vs Mac Studio (M5 Max)
- Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022) vs Mac Studio (M5 Ultra)
- Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022) vs Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 2025)
- Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022) vs Mac Studio (M4 Max, 2025)
- Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022) vs Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023)
- Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022) vs Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023)
- Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022) vs Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)
Sources
Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs ·
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils all-new Mac Studio and Studio Display ·
↩Security updates: no end date published.
↩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 ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model ·
↩Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) ·
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Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple.
↩Runs macOS 27 Golden Gate. endoflife.date states that major versions of macOS are usually maintained for three years and that Apple usually provides security updates for the latest 3 releases, but this isn't consistently applied.
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Not published by Apple
Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022). 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.