What simply occurred? At WWDC 2023, Apple introduced a ton of new {hardware} merchandise, together with the much-awaited Vision Pro mixed-reality headset that individuals have been speaking about for years. Alongside that, the corporate unveiled a bunch of Macs, together with a 15-inch MacEbook Air, a new Mac Pro desktop tower powered by the all-new M2 Ultra chip, and the second-generation Mac Studio with M2 Max and M2 Ultra.
The new Mac Studio has the identical design and type issue because the first-generation mannequin, however with a number of {hardware} upgrades. To begin off, the machine is offered in two avatars, one powered by the M2 Max chip and one other by the M2 Ultra. Apple claims that the M2 Ultra Mac Studio is “as much as 3 times sooner” than the M1 Ultra mannequin launched final yr, and as much as six instances sooner than the top-end 27-inch Intel iMac.
The M2 Max has a 12-core CPU, a 30- or 38-core GPU, assist for as much as 96 GB of RAM, 400GB/s of reminiscence bandwidth, and a 16-core neural engine, whereas the M2 Ultra is actually two M2 Max chips fused collectively to ship double the firepower. It has a 24-core CPU, 60- or 76-core GPU, assist for as much as 192GB of RAM, and 800GB/s of reminiscence bandwidth. It additionally has a 32-core neural engine and 134 billion transistors.
Connectivity choices in each fashions embody a high-bandwidth HDMI port that helps as much as an 8K 240Hz show, in addition to 4x Thunderbolt 4 ports, 2x USB-A ports, a ten Gigabit Ethernet port, and a 3.5mm headphone socket on the again.
On the entrance, you get 2x Thunderbolt 4 ports and an SDXC card slot. The machine additionally comes with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. The M2 Ultra Mac Studio helps as much as six Pro Display XDRs.
The upgraded {hardware} ought to end in noticeably sooner efficiency in apps. According to Apple, 3D rendering in Octane shall be as much as 3 times sooner with the M2 Ultra in comparison with final yr’s M1 Ultra mannequin, whereas DaVinci Resolve ought to see 50 % sooner video processing speeds.
You can already order the new Mac Studio from Apple’s web site, and will probably be stocked in shops from June 13. Pricing begins at $1,999 for the M2 Max mannequin, whereas the M2 Ultra variant begins at $3,999. A totally maxed-out M2 Ultra model with the 38-core GPU, 192GB RAM, and 8TB SSD will value you a cool $8,799, and that is with out Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro pre-installed.