Apple's 2026 Mac Studio Now Available with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

Apple has begun selling the 2026 Mac Studio, available with the M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, starting at 19,999 yuan. The new desktop workstations were announced on August 25 and are now shipping to customers.

The Mac Studio delivers up to 4.3x faster AI performance, 2x faster storage, 1.8x faster GPU performance, and 1.3x faster CPU performance compared with previous generations. The M5 Max model features an 18-core CPU, up to 40-core GPU, and up to 128GB of unified memory, aimed at demanding professional workloads and AI tasks. The M5 Ultra model goes further with a 36-core CPU, up to 80-core GPU, and 512GB of unified memory, allowing users to run very large language models entirely on-device.

For connectivity, the Mac Studio adds Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thunderbolt 5 ports, supporting high-speed external storage and PCIe expansion chassis. Multiple Mac Studio systems can also be clustered via Thunderbolt 5, delivering up to 3x faster distributed AI inference than a single system.

Pricing starts at 19,999 yuan for the M5 Max model and 46,999 yuan for the M5 Ultra model, with education pricing at 18,399 yuan and 43,599 yuan respectively.