Apple Mac Studio M5 Max (2025)

Mac Studio M5 Max Overview

Design

The Mac Studio maintains a compact, square desktop form factor, measuring 7.7 inches (19.7 cm) on each side and standing 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) tall, with the M5 Max version weighing 6.0 pounds (2.7 kg). The minimalist aluminum enclosure is engineered for thermal efficiency while fitting seamlessly into professional studio setups.

Performance

The system is anchored by the Apple M5 Max chip, featuring an 18-core CPU (with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores), a 32-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing, neural accelerators, and a 16-core Neural Engine, with configuration options scaling up to a 40-core GPU. It delivers a memory bandwidth of 460GB/s (up to 614GB/s on configured tiers) and supports unified memory options starting at 36GB and scaling up to 128GB, alongside ultra-fast SSD storage options up to 8TB.

I/O and Connectivity

The front of the M5 Max model includes two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s) and an SDXC card slot. On the back, it features four high-speed Thunderbolt 5 ports (supporting up to 120Gb/s), two USB-A ports, an HDMI 2.1 port, and 10Gb Ethernet, with display support for up to five external monitors. Wireless capabilities include Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread networking via the Apple N1 chip, running on macOS with integrated Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features.