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Mac Studio (2023) · M2 Ultra · 64 GB / 1 TB

M2 Ultra (24-CPU/76-GPU)

Released 2023-06-13 · MSRP from $1999 · Weight 2.70 kg

CPU index

242

×2.42 vs M1

GPU index

734

×7.34 vs M1

Memory

64

GB unified

Storage

1024

1 TB

Bandwidth

800

GB/s

This Mac Studio configuration uses the M2 Ultra (24-CPU/76-GPU) with 64 GB unified memory and 1 TB storage. On MacDiff its CPU index is 242 (×2.42 vs the entry-level M1 Air) and its GPU index is 734 (×7.34). The origin of the scale is the 2020 MacBook Air M1 at 100/100 — MacDiff’s own relative units, not Geekbench or Apple scores.

MacDiff lists 4 configurations of the Mac Studio. CPU indices on this model run 168–242 and GPU indices run 409–734. This page is the strongest CPU/GPU config listed for this model.

Family: Mac Studio. Released 2023. Apple date: 2023-06-13. Compare it with other Macs on the compare tool, or read how the index is built on the methodology page.

Configurations

ChipCPU / GPUCPUGPUMemBandwidthStorageFrom
M2 Max (12-CPU/30-GPU) 168 409 32 GB 400 GB/s 1 TB $1999 Compare
M2 Max (12-CPU/38-GPU) 168 480 32 GB 400 GB/s 1 TB $2499 Compare
M2 Ultra (24-CPU/60-GPU) 242 671 64 GB 800 GB/s 1 TB $3999 Compare
M2 Ultra (24-CPU/76-GPU)this page 242 734 64 GB 800 GB/s 1 TB $4999 Compare

Specifications

Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.

Chassis

Weight
3.60 kg
Size
195.6 × 195.6 × 94 mm

Ports

Thunderbolt
6× Thunderbolt 4
USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
None
USB-A
2
HDMI
1× HDMI
MagSafe
None
Headphone jack
3.5 mm, high-impedance
SD card
UHS-II
Ethernet
10Gb
Front
2 Thunderbolt 4, SDXC UHS-II
Rear
4 Thunderbolt 4, 2 USB-A, HDMI, 10Gb Ethernet

Display

Panel
No built-in display
External displays
8 — Eight 4K at 60Hz, six 6K at 60Hz, or three 8K at 60Hz

Audio

Speakers
1
Microphones
0
Spatial Audio
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Audio
Built-in speaker, 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support, HDMI multichannel audio

Wireless

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3

Battery and power

Power adapter
Internal PSU (370W max)

Chip

CPU layout
16 performance + 8 efficiency
Neural Engine
32-core
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW; two video decode engines; four video encode engines; four ProRes encode and decode engines
Neural Engine index
203
Media engine index
1202
Hardware ray tracing
No
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s

In the box

macOS at launch
macOS
Cable
Power cord

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FAQ — Mac Studio on MacDiff

What is the CPU index of this Mac Studio?

This configuration (M2 Ultra (24-CPU/76-GPU)) has a CPU index of 242, about ×2.42 the MacBook Air M1 baseline of 100 on MacDiff.

What is the GPU index?

GPU index 734 (≈ ×7.34 vs M1). Indices are relative references, not raw Geekbench scores.

How does it compare to the MacBook Air M1?

Relative to the fixed MacDiff baseline (100/100), this page shows roughly ×2.42 CPU and ×7.34 GPU for the selected memory/storage config. Use Compare to stack it against other Macs.