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Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023)

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Price
£2,0992launch price
Chip
M2 Maxchip
CPU
12-coreCPU
GPU
30-coreGPU
Memory
32GBunified memory, base
Storage
512GBstorage, base
Released
13 June 20232ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 5 June 2023.
Security updates
Not available3Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.

197 mm95 mm
Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the front face. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions
95 x 197 x 197 mm
Weight
2.7 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 (M2 Max): two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
Thunderbolt ports
4
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports
2
HDMI
HDMI port
SD card slot
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes

Chip and memory

Chip
Apple M2 Max chip
Apple silicon
Yes
CPU cores
12
Performance cores
8
Efficiency cores
4
GPU cores
30
Neural Engine cores
16
Chip options
M2 Max with 12-core CPU and 30-core GPU, or M2 Max with 12-core CPU and 38-core GPU4
Memory (base)
32GB
Memory (maximum)
96GB4
Memory options
32GB, 64GB or 96GB (96GB with 38-core GPU)4
Memory bandwidth
400 GB/s
Storage (base)
512GB
Storage (maximum)
8TB4
Storage options
512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB4
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginetwo video encode enginestwo ProRes encode and decode engines

Battery and power

Maximum continuous power
370 W

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
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

Shipped with
macOS Ventura6
Newest macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate7
Model identifier
Mac14,138
Part numbers
MQH73xx/A9
Model year
2023

A desktop Mac has no built-in display, battery or camera, so those rows do not apply.

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A
£1,77510repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £1,700 from 15 Oct 2026; £1,600 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade B
£1,62511repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £1,550 from 15 Oct 2026; £1,450 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade C
£1,42512out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £1,350 from 15 Oct 2026; £1,275 from 28 Sep 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A
£1,136 cash / £1,313 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: M2 Max with 12-core CPU and 30-core GPU, 32GB memory, 512GB 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

5 June 2023 to 20 February 2025
£2,0991314

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M2 Max chip, 12-core CPU, 30-core GPU, 32GB memory, 512GB 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

Feature updates until
Not available15
Security updates until
Not available15
Basis
our inference from history16

Previous and next model

Previous 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 Max): two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II) Mac Studio M1 MaxFour Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; on front (M2 Max): two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II) Mac Studio M2 Max
Chip
Apple M1 Max chip Mac Studio M1 MaxApple M2 Max chip Mac Studio M2 Max
CPU cores
10 Mac Studio M1 Max12 Mac Studio M2 Max
GPU cores
24 Mac Studio M1 Max30 Mac Studio M2 Max
Wi-Fi
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 Mac Studio M1 MaxWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Mac Studio M2 Max

Next model

What changed

Weight
2.7 kg Mac Studio M2 Max2.74 kg Mac Studio M4 Max
Ports
Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; on front (M2 Max): two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II) Mac Studio M2 MaxFour 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) Mac Studio M4 Max
Chip
Apple M2 Max chip Mac Studio M2 MaxApple M4 Max chip Mac Studio M4 Max
CPU cores
12 Mac Studio M2 Max14 Mac Studio M4 Max
GPU cores
30 Mac Studio M2 Max32 Mac Studio M4 Max
Memory (base)
32GB Mac Studio M2 Max36GB Mac Studio M4 Max
Memory bandwidth
400 GB/s Mac Studio M2 Max410 GB/s Mac Studio M4 Max

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2023) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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

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  4. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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

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

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

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  10. CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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  11. CeX — Used, Grade B · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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  12. CeX — Used, Grade C · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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  13. Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy Mac Studio - Apple (UK), captured 5 Jun 2023 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  14. Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy Mac Studio - Apple (UK), captured 20 Feb 2025 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  15. Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  16. Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate compatibility list names this Mac. endoflife.date says Apple usually provides security updates for the latest three macOS releases, but that this isn’t consistently applied; Apple publishes no end date. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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Not published by Apple

Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: memory upgradeable by user, storage upgradeable by user, microphones. Geekbench 7: the Mac chart lists the Mac Studio M2 Max only with a 38-core GPU, not the 30-core GPU this Mac has, so no figures are shown (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.