Apple has launched the 2026 Mac Studio, featuring the new M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips. The devices are scheduled for official release on September 22. The base model with the M5 Max chip starts at ¥19 999, while the educational version is priced at ¥18 399. The M5 Ultra configuration begins at ¥46 999, with an educational price of ¥43 599.
The M5 Max chip includes an 18-core CPU, up to a 40-core GPU, and supports up to 128GB of unified memory. The M5 Ultra variant upgrades to a 36-core CPU, up to an 80-core GPU, and supports up to 512GB of unified memory. These specifications are designed to handle large-scale language models and complex professional workloads directly on the device.
Performance improvements include up to 4.3x faster AI processing, 2x faster storage speeds, 1.8x faster graphics, and 1.3x faster CPU performance. The new Mac Studio also introduces support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Additionally, the inclusion of Thunderbolt 5 ports allows for high-speed external connectivity and the clustering of multiple systems to boost distributed AI inference performance by up to 3x.
