Apple’s new Mac Studio is the company’s most powerful Apple Silicon machine yet. Here’s how it stacks up against the Mac Pro, Apple’s most powerful Intel-based Mac to date.
The Mac Studio fills a new slot in Apple’s Mac lineup between the Mac mini and the Mac Pro. While it’s technically in between those devices in the lineup, it actually outperforms the Mac Pro across a variety of metrics.
To see how the Mac Studio can deliver more power for less money, here’s a comparison of the two machines as far as CPU, graphics capabilities, and other considerations.
Mac Studio vs Mac Pro – Chips & Performance
The Mac Studio is available in multiple configurations, just like the Mac Pro.
Apple’s baseline Mac Studio is equipped with an M1 Max chipset that has a 10-core CPU, 24-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine. The highest-tier Mac Studio sports an M1 Ultra chip with a 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, and 32-core Neural Engine.
Apple’s baseline Mac Pro comes with a 3.5GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W processor with Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz. The top-line Mac Pro is configured with a 2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W processor with Turbo Boost up to 4.4GHz.
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