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When does the Mac Studio (M5 Ultra) stop getting updates?

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

Quick look

Newest macOS it runs
macOS 27 Golden Gate2newest macOS Apple lists it for
Current macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gatecurrent macOSReleased 14 September 2026
Security updates
Not available3Security updates until
Feature updates
Not available3Feature updates until
Released
22 September 20264ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 25 August 2026. Apple says Mac Studio with 512GB of unified memory is coming in late October, and its UK store marks the M5 Ultra 512GB memory option the same way (store re-read 26 October 2026: "512GB memory option for M5 Ultra coming late October").
Releases since launch
Not available5macOS releases since 22 September 2026
Releases newer than its newest macOS
Nonenewer than its newest macOSIt runs the current macOS.

Software support

Basis
our inference from history6
Security support for Golden Gate, as endoflife.date lists it
Not available7

Earlier Mac Studio models

Earlier Mac Studio models
Not available8

Apple’s pattern

New macOS
One a year
Patched in recent years
The two releases before the newest9
Older releases
Sometimes patched for longer9

More on this Mac

Sources

  1. endoflife.date — Apple macOS · Default for Mac Studio (M5 Ultra) · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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

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  3. Not published by Apple. Apple has never published a date when a Mac stops getting macOS or security updates, and this site does not invent one. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026

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  4. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra · Apple’s figure · read 3 Oct 2026

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  5. No macOS release since the Mac Studio M5 Ultra launched on 22 September 2026. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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  6. 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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  7. endoflife.date records no end to security support for Golden Gate. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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  8. No earlier Mac Studio model has a recorded end to its security updates yet, so there is no precedent to show for the Mac Studio M5 Ultra.

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  9. An inference from Apple’s past releases, not a commitment from Apple, which publishes no date when a Mac stops getting macOS or security updates. A Mac missing from a new macOS compatibility list is not supported by that release; this page changes when that list does.

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