WWDC 2023: Apple Unveils New Mac Studio, M2 Mac Pro, and M2 Ultra Chip

Jun. 6, 2023

The brand-new Mac Studio can be configured with the last year’s M2 Max chip or the latest M2 Ultra chip. It comes withup to 24-core CPU and 76-core GPU, depending on the chipset. It offers 800GB/s of memory bandwidth with up to 40% faster Neural Engine. It can pack up to 192GB of unified memory and up to 8TB of storage, with 8K display support.

In terms of connectivity, the Mac Studio comes with Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, an Ethernet port, an SDXC port, an HDMI port, and a Thunderbolt 4 port. When paired with the M2 Ultra, the Media Engine enables H.264, HEVC, and ProRes encode/decode.

The Mac Pro can support up to192GB of unified memory, with up to 6 open PCIe Gen 4 slots. There is support for up to 6 Pro XDR displays and up to 22 Streams of 8K ProRes.

In terms of connectivity, the Mac Pro comes with Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth version 5.3, two HDMI ports, eight Thunderbolt 4 ports, and dual 10GB Ethernet. There is support for an external rack mount, sold separately.

M2 Ultra Chipset: Features

The brand new M2 Ultra Apple silicon is a monster of a chipset compared to its predecessor. The M2 Ultra chip is crafted on Apple’s5nm UltraFusion architecture process. This means that the M2 Ultra infuses two M2 Max dies, connected through UltraFusion, with more than 10,000 signals. This enables the chipset to achieve over 2.5TB/s of low-latency interprocessor bandwidth.

The M2 Ultra features a24-core CPU, and up to 76-core GPU, including 16 high-performance, and 8-efficiency cores. For comparison, last year’sM1 Ultrachipset has a 20-core CPU with up to 64-core GPU. The chipset features 800GB/s of memory bandwidth and can be configured with a massive 192GB of unified memory.

Additionally, it features a32-core Neural Enginecapable to deliver 31.6 trillion operations per second. It also supports a dedicated hardware-enabled H.264, HEVC, and ProRes encode/decode. This allows the chipset to play back up to 22 streams of 8K ProRes 422 video. The display engine of the M2 Ultra can support up to 6 Pro XDR displays, pushing more than 100 mill

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