
Mac Studio (M5 Max or M5 Ultra) - Tech Specs
Year introduced: 2026
Finish
Silver
Chip
Apple M5 Max chip
18‑core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
32-core GPU
Neural Accelerators
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
16‑core Neural Engine
460GB/s memory bandwidth
Media Engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
Video decode engine
Two video encode engines
Two ProRes encode and decode engines
AV1 decode
Configurable to:
M5 Max with 18-core CPU, 40-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine (614GB/s memory bandwidth)
Apple M5 Ultra chip
30-core CPU with 10 super cores and 20 performance cores
64-core GPU
Neural Accelerators
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
32-core Neural Engine
1.2TB/s memory bandwidth
Media Engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
Two video decode engines
Four video encode engines
Four ProRes encode and decode engines
AV1 decode
Configurable to:
M5 Ultra with 36‑core CPU, 80‑core GPU and 32‑core Neural Engine (1.2TB/s memory bandwidth)
Memory
Apple M5 Max chip
36GB unified memory
Configurable to:
48GB, 64GB or 128GB (M5 Max with 18‑core CPU and 40‑core GPU)
Apple M5 Ultra chip
96GB unified memory
Configurable to:
256GB or 512GB (M5 Ultra with 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU)
Storage1
Apple M5 Max chip
512GB SSD
Configurable to:
1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB
Apple M5 Ultra chip
1TB SSD
Configurable to:
2TB, 4TB, 8TB or 16TB
Display Support
M5 Max
Supports up to five external displays over any combination of Thunderbolt and HDMI ports:
Five displays: Four displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 165Hz, plus a fifth display with up to 5K at 60Hz over HDMI
Up to three displays: Two displays up to a native resolution of 8K at 60Hz or 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz, plus a third display with up to 5K at 60Hz over HDMI
Supports up to four external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
Thunderbolt 5 (USB‑C) ports support native DisplayPort 2.1 speeds
Supports variable refresh rate (VRR), HDR and multi‑channel audio
M5 Ultra
Supports up to eight external displays over any combination of Thunderbolt and HDMI ports:
Eight displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K resolution at up to 165Hz
Up to four displays up to a native resolution of 8K at 60Hz or 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz
Supports up to four external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
Thunderbolt 5 (USB‑C) ports support native DisplayPort 2.1 speeds
Supports variable refresh rate (VRR), HDR and multi‑channel audio
Audio
Built-in speaker
3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
HDMI port supports multi-channel audio output
Connections and Expansion
Four Thunderbolt 5 (USB‑C) ports with support for:
Thunderbolt 5 (up to 120Gb/s)
USB 4 (up to 120Gb/s)
USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s)
DisplayPort 2.1
Two USB 3 (USB‑A) ports (up to 5Gb/s)
HDMI 2.1 port
10Gb Ethernet
3.5mm headphone jack
On front (M5 Max):
Two USB‑C ports (up to 10Gb/s)
SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
On front (M5 Ultra):
Two Thunderbolt 5 ports (up to 120Gb/s)
SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
Communications
Wireless
Apple N1 wireless networking chip
Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be)2
Bluetooth 6
Thread networking technology
Ethernet
10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ‑45 connector)
Size and Weight
Height: 9.5 cm (3.7 inches)
Width: 19.7 cm (7.7 inches)
Depth: 19.7 cm (7.7 inches)
Weight (M5 Max): 2.7 kg (6.0 pounds)3
Weight (M5 Ultra): 3.6 kg (8.0 pounds)3
Electrical and Operating Requirements
Line voltage: 100–240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
Maximum continuous power: 480W
Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
Storage temperature: –40° to 47° C (–40° to 116° F)
Relative humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
Operating altitude: tested up to 5,000 metres (16,400 feet)
In the Box
Mac Studio
Power lead
Operating System
macOS
macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. Siri AI is a powerful and capable assistant with personal context understanding, broad world knowledge and on‑screen awareness. Express yourself through photos and images, save time with Safari, and get more done with Apple Intelligence seamlessly integrated into your everyday apps and experiences. And iPhone Mirroring,4 window tiling, Sidecar and more help you stay productive.
Apple Intelligence5 and Siri AI6
The next generation of Apple Intelligence is centred around you, integrated into your apps and built with privacy. Apple Intelligence powers Siri AI — an entirely new version of Siri that’s more personal, conversational and powerful, along with helpful features across apps.
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new Mac Studio. With built-in support for vision, hearing, mobility and learning, you can create and do amazing things.
Learn more about Accessibility
Features include:
VoiceOver
Zoom
Motion, display and text settings
Accessibility Reader
Voice Control
Switch Control
Closed Captions
Live Captions
Personal Voice and Live Speech
Built-in Apps7
App Store
Books
Calendar
Contacts
FaceTime
Find My
Freeform
GarageBand
Home
iMovie
iPhone Mirroring
Keynote
Mail
Maps
Messages
Music
News
Notes
Numbers
Pages
Passwords
Photo Booth
Photos
Podcasts
Preview
QuickTime Player
Reminders
Safari
Shortcuts
Stocks
Time Machine
Tips
TV
Voice Memos
Weather
Configure to Order
Configure your Mac Studio with these options at apple.com:
Apple M5 Max chip
M5 Max with 18‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU and 16‑core Neural Engine
48GB, 64GB or 128GB unified memory (M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU)
1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB SSD
Apple M5 Ultra chip
M5 Ultra with 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU and 32-core Neural Engine
256GB unified memory
512GB unified memory (M5 Ultra with 36‑core CPU and 80-core GPU)
2TB, 4TB, 8TB or 16TB SSD
Mac Studio and the Environment
See the Mac Studio Product Environmental Report (PDF)
Progress towards Apple 2030
Apple 2030 is our goal to be carbon neutral across our value chain. We design our products to be less carbon intensive by prioritising the use of recycled and renewable content and low-carbon materials while focusing on the energy efficiency of our software and hardware.
Materials
Mac Studio is made with 35% recycled content,8 including:
100% recycled aluminium in the enclosure and thermal module sheet, chassis and brackets
100% recycled copper in the thermal module pedestal and multiple printed circuit boards
100% recycled gold plating and tin solder in all Apple‑designed printed circuit boards
90% recycled steel in multiple thermal module components
Packaging
100% fibre-based packaging9
Energy
ENERGY STAR® certified10
Smarter chemistry11
All the materials used in Apple products, accessories and packaging are covered by the requirements of our Regulated Substances Specification, which was one of the first in industry to restrict the use of key substances of concern. See the latest Environmental Progress Report to understand Apple’s recent efforts in phasing out these chemistries.
Acoustic Performance
Declared noise emission values in accordance with ECMA-109
Sound Power Level L W A,m (B) | Sound Pressure Level Operator Position L p A,m (dB) | |
|---|---|---|
Idle | 1.5 (K V = 0.3) | 7 |
Wireless web | 1.5 (K V = 0.3) | 7 |
L W A,m is the mean A-weighted sound power level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 B.
L p A,m is the mean A-weighted sound pressure level measured at operator position (rounded to the nearest 1 dB).
1 B (bel) = 10 dB (decibel).
K v is the statistical adder for computing upper-limit of A-weighted sound power level.
The quantity, L W A,c (formerly called L W Ad) may be computed from the sum of L W A,m and K v .
The wireless web test browses 6 tabs with a mix of content including media.
Configuration tested: M5 Ultra, 30-core CPU / 64-core GPU, 96GB unified memory, 1TB storage.
1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
Wi‑Fi 7 availability varies by country. For more information, visit support.apple.com/en-gb/148165.
Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
iPhone Mirroring is not available in all countries and regions. Some iPhone features (e.g. camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.
Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish or Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Some devices may not be available in all regions.
Siri AI will be available in beta later this year and requires an Apple Intelligence–enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not initially be available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS.
iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers and Keynote are available on the Mac App Store. Downloading apps requires an Apple Account and a device that is compatible with the OS version required for each app.
Product recycled or renewable content is the mass of certified recycled material relative to the overall mass of the device, not including packaging or in-box accessories. Less than 3.5% claimed recycled and renewable content uses mass balance allocation.
Breakdown of US retail packaging by weight. Adhesives, inks and coatings are excluded from our calculations.
ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR mark are registered trademarks owned by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Apple’s Regulated Substances Specification describes Apple’s restrictions on the use of certain chemical substances in materials in Apple products, accessories, manufacturing processes, and packaging used for shipping products to Apple’s end customers. Restrictions are derived from international laws or directives, regulatory agencies, eco-label requirements, environmental standards and Apple policies. Every Apple product is free of PVC and phthalates except for AC power leads in India, Thailand (for 2-pin AC power leads) and the Republic of Korea, where we continue to seek government approval for our PVC and phthalates replacement. Apple products comply with the European Union Directive 2011/65/EU and its amendments, including exemptions for the use of lead such as high‑temperature solder. Apple is working to phase out the use of these exempted substances for new products where technically possible.