Compact AI systems and workstations
Apple Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 2026)
Memory
512 GB
Bandwidth
1,200 GB/s
Power
480 W
Maker's list price
$5,499
- Maker
- Apple
- Model
- Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 2026)
- Type
- Compact AI systems and workstations
- Memory
- 512 GB
- Memory type
- Unified memory
- Bandwidth
- 1,200 GB/s
- Power
- 480 W
- Form factor
- Desktop, 197 x 197 x 95 mm, 3.6 kg
- Interface
- 6x Thunderbolt 5 (4 rear, 2 front, 120Gb/s), 10Gb Ethernet, HDMI 2.1, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6
- Released
- 2026
- Maker's list price
- $5,499
Notes on these figures
Current model on apple.com. Bandwidth stated by Apple as 1.2TB/s. 512GB requires 36-core CPU / 80-core GPU config; 512GB configs arrive late October 2026. Apple claims up to 4.3x peak AI compute of M3 Ultra but publishes no TOPS/FLOPS. 32-core Neural Engine. tdp_w = maximum continuous power. Price: US starting price, base config 30-core CPU / 64-core GPU, 96GB/1TB (Apple PR Aug 25, 2026). PR: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-introduces-new-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra/
Source: the maker's published specifications at apple.com. A missing figure means the maker does not publish it. Confirm current specifications with the maker or a dealer before you buy.
Comparable compact ai systems and workstations
| Model | Memory | Memory type | Bandwidth | NPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 2025) | 512 GB | Unified memory | 819 GB/s | - |
| NVIDIA DGX Station (GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra) | 748 GB | 252 GB HBM3e (GPU) + 496 GB LPDDR5X (CPU), coherent via NVLink-C2C | 7,100 GB/s | - |
| Framework Framework Desktop (AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395) | 128 GB | LPDDR5x-8000 unified, 256-bit (up to 96GB assignable to GPU) | 256 GB/s | 50 TOPS |
| HP HP Z2 Mini G1a (AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395) | 128 GB | LPDDR5X-8533 ECC unified (transfer rates up to 8000 MT/s; up to 96GB assignable to GPU) | - | 50 TOPS |
| NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10 Grace Blackwell) | 128 GB | LPDDR5x coherent unified, 256-bit | 273 GB/s | - |
| NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor Developer Kit (T5000) | 128 GB | LPDDR5X, 256-bit | 273 GB/s | - |