Apple Introduces Mac Studio And Studio Display
March 9, 2022Apple has unveiled the new Mac Studio. It’s a substantially chunkier Mac Mini that comes with a 27-inch 5K retina display (Studio Display). That said, both devices can be purchased separately. Built from a single aluminum extrusion that measures 7.7 inches wide and 3.7 inches high, it is supposed to be the most powerful desktop thanks to the choice of fitting it either with a M1 Max or M1 Ultra processor.
Mac Studio Powered by M1 Max:
- Up to 2.5x faster CPU performance than the fastest 27-inch iMac with 10-core processor.
- Up to 50 percent faster CPU performance than Mac Pro with a 16-core Xeon processor.
- Up to 3.4x faster graphics performance than the 27-inch iMac, and over 3x faster than Mac Pro with its most popular graphics card.
- Up to 7.5x faster than the 27-inch iMac, and up to 3.7x faster than the 16-core Mac Pro when transcoding video.
- Up to 3.8x faster CPU performance than the fastest 27-inch iMac with 10-core processor.
- Up to 90 percent faster CPU performance than Mac Pro with 16-core Xeon processor.
- Up to 60 percent faster CPU performance than 28-core Mac Pro.
- Up to 4.5x faster graphics performance than the 27-inch iMac, and up to 80 percent faster than the fastest Mac graphics card available today.
- Up to 12x faster than the 27-inch iMac, and up to 5.6x faster than 28-core Mac Pro when transcoding video.
Mac Studio Powered by M1 Ultra:
Apple claims that the M1 Ultra allows the Mac Studio to play back 18 streams of 8K ProRes 422 video, which no other computer in the world can do. IT can also be configured with up to 64GB with M1 Max and up to 128GB RAM with M1 Ultra.
On the back of the Mac Studio, you get four Thunderbolt 4 ports, a 10Gb Ethernet port, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, and a pro audio jack. In the front there are two USB-C ports, which on M1 Max supports 10Gb/s USB 3, and on M1 Ultra supports 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 4, as well as a SD card slot.
The Studio Display can produce over 14.7 million pixels. With 600 nits of brightness, P3 wide color, and support for over one billion colors. At the heart of it sits an A13 Bionic chip that controls its camera and audio system. At the top is a 12MP ultra wide camera that supports Center Stage, which will keep users within the frame regardless of where they are or how many of them are in the picture.
It also has a studio-quality, three-microphone array and a six-speaker sound system. The Four force-canceling wooders help minimize distortion and produce a good base while the two tweeters produce the necessary mids and highs.
As a means to complement this new display, Apple is also introducing a new silver-and-black color option for Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Mouse, which can be purchased separately.
Mac Studio starts at $1,999 (US), and $1,799 (US) for education. Studio Display is $1,599 (US), and $1,499 (US) for education. You can visit Apple.com/store to configure the machine to your expectations.
