Mac Studio (M5 Ultra)
Apple's M5 Ultra chip, shipping in the Mac Studio from September 22, 2026, with up to 4.3x the AI compute performance of M3 Ultra.
Overview
Apple's Mac Studio with the new M5 Ultra chip began shipping September 22, 2026 (unveiled August 25, 2026), starting at $5,499 for a 1TB configuration, with 512GB unified-memory configurations shipping in late October 2026. M5 Ultra scales to a 36-core CPU (12 performance-oriented "super" cores and 24 additional performance cores), an 80-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, and up to 512GB of unified memory, which Apple positions as enabling larger local AI models to run entirely on-device. Apple states up to 1.3x the CPU performance, 1.8x the graphics performance, and 4.3x the AI compute performance of the previous M3 Ultra, alongside PCIe Gen 6 storage, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thunderbolt 5.
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Key features
- Up to 36-core CPU (12 performance "super" cores + 24 performance cores) and 80-core GPU with Neural Accelerators
- Up to 512GB unified memory for large on-device AI model inference
- Up to 4.3x the AI compute performance of Apple's M3 Ultra
- PCIe Gen 6 storage (2x prior generation), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thunderbolt 5
Use cases
- Running large local/open-weight AI models entirely on-device
- High-memory workstation workloads for AI development and inference
- Local inference without sending data to cloud APIs
Pricing
Starts at $5,499 (1TB storage, base memory configuration); 512GB unified-memory configurations ship late October 2026 at a higher price.
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Dates and sources
- Released
- 22 Sept 2026
- Record updated
- 29 Sept 2026
- Record last checked
- 29 Sept 2026