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Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023)

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Price
£4,1992launch price
Chip
M2 Ultrachip
CPU
24-coreCPU
GPU
60-coreGPU
Memory
64GBunified memory, base
Storage
1TBstorage, base
Released
13 June 20233ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 5 June 2023.
Security updates
Not available4Security 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
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 (M2 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

Chip
Apple M2 Ultra chip
Apple silicon
Yes
CPU cores
24
Performance cores
16
Efficiency cores
8
GPU cores
60
Neural Engine cores
32
Chip options
M2 Ultra with 24-core CPU and 60-core GPU, or M2 Ultra with 24-core CPU and 76-core GPU
Memory (base)
64GB
Memory (maximum)
192GB
Memory options
64GB, 128GB or 192GB
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
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)
8

Camera and audio

Speakers
Built-in speaker5

Platform

Shipped with
macOS Ventura6
Newest macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate7
Model identifier
Mac14,148
Part numbers
MQH63xx/A9
Model year
2023

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
2,53010
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
27,76110

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

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A
£3,62511repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £3,450 from 15 Oct 2026
Used, Grade B
£3,30012repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £3,150 from 15 Oct 2026
Used, Grade C
£3,05013out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £2,900 from 15 Oct 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A
£2,320 cash / £2,682 voucher1116% 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 Ultra with 24-core CPU and 60-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

5 June 2023 to 20 February 2025
£4,1991415

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M2 Ultra chip, 24-core CPU, 60-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

Feature updates until
Not available16
Security updates until
Not available16
Basis
our inference from history17

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 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

Next model

What changed

Weight
3.6 kg Mac Studio M2 Ultra3.64 kg Mac Studio M3 Ultra
Ports
Four 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 UltraFour 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 (M3 Ultra): two Thunderbolt 5 ports (up to 120Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II) Mac Studio M3 Ultra
Chip
Apple M2 Ultra chip Mac Studio M2 UltraApple M3 Ultra chip Mac Studio M3 Ultra
CPU cores
24 Mac Studio M2 Ultra28 Mac Studio M3 Ultra
Memory (base)
64GB Mac Studio M2 Ultra96GB Mac Studio M3 Ultra
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s Mac Studio M2 Ultra819 GB/s Mac Studio M3 Ultra

More on this Mac

Comparisons

Against its own line

Sources

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

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 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 30 Sep 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model · Apple’s figure · read 30 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. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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

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

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

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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026

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  17. 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. Source: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026

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Not published by Apple

Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023). 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.