Apple’s event today brought a ton of exciting new devices for photographers and filmmakers, but perhaps most notable was the new, most powerful M1 Ultra chip the company has ever produced. Apple wasted no time putting it on a brand new computer, the Mac Studio, so let’s take a look at this powerful new desktop computer, designed specifically for photographers and professionals. movie.
Mac Studio
Mac Studio delivers the performance of the new M1 Max or the new M1 Ultra chip in a small package similar to a tall Mac mini, delivering class-leading performance to tackle creative-intensive projects in an impressively compact size. statue. Here’s what comes with it:
- The M1 Ultra, which uses two M1 Max chips together, has 114 billion transistors, the most ever in a personal computer chip:
- Can be paired with up to 128 GB of unified storage
- CPU 20 cores
- 64 core GPU
- 32 Core Neural Engine
- Convert video to ProRex up to 5.6x faster than a 28-core Mac Pro with Afterburner
- Still has a high level of energy efficiency compared to comparable PC chips
- Up to 18 8K ProRes 422 . video streams can be played back simultaneously
- Double-sided blower and more than 4,000 perforations keep the internals cool and run at top speed without making appreciable noise
- Ultra-fast SSD offers up to 7.4 GBps and 8 TB of capacity
- Four Thunderbolt 4 . ports
- 10 Gb Ethernet Ethernet port
- Two USB-A ports
- HDMI port
- Professional audio jack
- Front SD reader
- Two front USB-C ports
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth 5
- The ability to support up to four Pro Display XDR and one 4K TV for a total of nearly 90 million pixels
- Also available with chip M1 Max
Overall, Mac Studio looks like a powerful computer that sits on top of a popular mini. It doesn’t replace the Mac Pro, as Apple noted during the presentation that that line will eventually be ported to their own silicon.
Mac Studio starts at $1,999 for the M1 Max configuration and $3,999 for the M1 Ultra configuration, with pre-orders starting today and becoming available March 18.
