Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra Chip Desktop Computer

Apple Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip reaches a 36-core CPU, an 80-core GPU and 256GB of unified memory at 1.2TB per second, in the same 19.7 cm aluminium square. This is the machine for work that used to need a rack: large language models held entirely in memory, simulation, multi-stream 8K and render jobs that would otherwise run overnight. Storage reaches 16TB, the 32-core Neural Engine and Neural Accelerators inside the GPU carry AI work on the device, and two video decode engines with four encode engines keep long exports moving. Every port on this model is fast: four Thunderbolt 5 ports on the back and two more on the front, all at up to 120Gb per second, plus two USB-A ports, HDMI 2.1, 10Gb Ethernet, an SDXC card slot and a headphone jack that drives high-impedance headphones. It runs up to eight external displays. Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra Key Features M5 Ultra chip with a 30-core or 36-core CPU — ten super cores and twenty performance cores in the base configuration, and more of both in the upgrade. Simulations, compiles and renders that used to be overnight jobs finish inside a working day. 64-core or 80-core GPU — graphics power for multi-stream 8K, heavy visual effects and colour grading on more than one reference display at once. 32-core Neural Engine with Neural Accelerators in the GPU — AI runs on the device across both, which matters when the model and the data both have to stay in-house. Unified memory of 96GB or 256GB at 1.2TB per second — one shared pool this large lets a full language model or an entire scene stay resident instead of streaming from disk. SSD storage from 1TB to 16TB — a complete production archive on the internal drive. Six Thunderbolt 5 ports at up to 120Gb per second — four on the back and two on the front, so fast storage, docks and displays all get full bandwidth. Up to eight external displays — eight at 6K 60Hz or 4K up to 165Hz, or four at 8K 60Hz, 5K 120Hz or 4K 240Hz. Media engine with two decode and four encode engines — hardware acceleration for H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW with AV1 decode, built for long exports and high-bitrate footage. 10Gb Ethernet, USB-A and an SDXC card slot — the connections a working studio already owns, without adapters. Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread — fast wireless and support for Thread accessories. 19.7 cm square, 9.5 cm tall, 3.6 kg — the cooling system fills the extra weight, and it still fits under a display. Connectivity & Compatibility Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) Four on the back and two on the front, up to 120Gb per second USB-A Two USB 3 ports on the back HDMI HDMI 2.1 on the back Ethernet 10Gb Ethernet as standard Card reader SDXC card slot (UHS-II) on the front Headphone jack 3.5 mm with support for high-impedance headphones Wireless Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 6, Thread External displays Up to eight Operating system macOS Technical Specifications Chip Apple M5 Ultra CPU 30-core with 10 super cores and 20 performance cores, or 36-core GPU 64-core or 80-core, with Neural Accelerators Neural Engine 32-core Unified memory 96GB or 256GB Memory bandwidth 1.2TB per second Storage 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 8TB or 16TB SSD Media engine Two video decode engines and four video encode engines; H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW with AV1 decode Audio Built-in speaker and a 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance support Dimensions 9.5 cm height, 19.7 cm width, 19.7 cm depth Weight 3.6 kg Maximum continuous power 480W