The beast arrived. Apple updated the Mac Studio environmentIts ambitious desktop computer with a new assortment of processors is much more powerful. In particular, the team welcomes the M4 Max and M3 Ultra Chips. And yes, although the name of the generation can lead to confusion, Ultra M3 is actually more powerful than the M4 Max.
According to Apple, the version of Mac Studio with M4 Max is:
- The Photoshop is 1.6 times faster than the M1 Max.
- Up to 2.1 times faster in Xcode than M1 Max.
- In topaz video AI up to 1.6 times faster than M1 Max.
Version s M3 UltraFor its part, this is:
- Up to 16.9 times faster in the generation of tokens using LLM in LM Studio compared to Ultra M1.
- Up to 2.6 times faster in Maxon Redshift compared to Ultra M1.
- At 8k in 8k in 8k, 1.4 times faster using End Cut Pro.
Apple strategy regarding the chips available for this Mac studio, yes, This confuses, peculiarly and breaks with the usual brand schemeThe field on the one hand, there is M4 Max, with all the new products of the fourth generation of the M series M, such as the production process of the second generation. On the other hand, there is Ultra M3, which, as the name implies, is based on the architecture of the third generation (previous). Of course: as we saw in other previous “ultra” chips, this SOC is the fruit of combining two M3 Max in the same silicon, which doubles the number of nuclei both in the graphic processor and in the CPU and, therefore, triggers its global indicators.
Apple has not revealed specific data, but It is likely that the M4 Max will offer the best mononucle (When using the new architecture) and Ultra M3 exceeds you in multinuk tests (having much more, even if they are slightly lower).
In any case, this Strange strategyA regular thing in a brand would simply launch Ultra M4, which combines both improvements in the fourth family and an increase in the number of nuclei. But for some reason – let’s find out, technical or production – they chose this route. Completely justified and effective, but strange.
Mac Studio has not only new chips
The new generation Mac Studio also gives Welcome to the ports Thunderbolt 5 Which allows you to transfer data to 120 Gb / s and facilitates the use of external expansion modules. The number of ports Thunderbolt 5, of course, varies depending on the version. The option with M4 Max has six USB-C ports, but only four of them are Thunderbolt 5. The version with M3 Ultra also has the same number of ports, and all of them are Thunderbolt 5.
And another option and one of the Mac Studio, yes, have two USB-A ports, a port of 3.5 mm headphones, compatible with high impedance headphones, HDMI, Ethernet 10 Gb / s slot and SDXC (UHS-II) card. They also share Wi-Fi 6e and Bluetooth 5.3.
Memory settings also vary depending on the chosen chip. Option with M4 Max begins with 36 GB of single memory (Apple Ram equivalent) and can reach 128 GB. The ultra version, on the other hand, begins in 96 GB and can reach 512 GB.
Available in the next Wednesday 12
Both Mac studios with M3 Ultra As an option with M4 Max They will be available on March 12, although reservation can be formalized from this moment on the website of Apple and authorized distributors. The most economical version starts with 2529 euros, and the most complete exceeds 17,000 euros.
Source: Hiper Textual
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