With the release of the new Mac Pro and Studio Display looming, Apple has given reviewers an early-look at the new products to show off the powerful M1 Ultra desktop and 27-inch 5K Retina screen external display, with new unboxing videos from iJustine, Rene Ritchie, Matti Haapoja, UrAvgConsumer and more dropping today, offering a first-look at the devices that were first shown off at last week’s “Peek performance” special event.
Mac Studio with M1 Max and the new M1 Ultra is a new desktop with unprecedented performance in a compact design and Studio Display is an external display that features an expansive 27-inch 5K Retina screen, Center Stage camera, and more.
Starting with the Mac Studio, Apple has launched an all-new M1 Ultra chip for this powerhouse desktop. Built from a single aluminum extrusion with a square footprint of 7.7 inches and a height of 3.7 inches, Mac Studio takes up very little space and fits perfectly under most displays.
Powered by either M1 Max or M1 Ultra, Mac Studio delivers extraordinary CPU and GPU performance, more unified memory than any other Mac. Highlights include up to 3.8x faster CPU performance than the fastest 27-inch iMac with 10-core processor, up to 90 percent faster CPU performance than Mac Pro with 16-core Xeon processor, up to 60 percent faster CPU performance than 28-core Mac Pro, up to 4.5x faster graphics performance than the 27-inch iMac, and up to 80 percent faster than the fastest Mac graphics card available today, and up to 12x faster than the 27-inch iMac, and up to 5.6x faster than 28-core Mac Pro when transcoding video.
The all-new Studio Display has been designed to complement the Mac Studio. It features a 27-inch 5K Retina screen, plus Center Stage camera.
Similar to the high-end Pro Display XDR, Studio Display brings an all-screen design with narrow borders and a refined, all-aluminum enclosure that houses an advanced set of features in a slim profile. Its built-in stand allows the user to tilt the display up to 30 degrees. To meet the needs of a variety of workspaces, Studio Display also offers a tilt- and height-adjustable stand option with a counterbalancing arm that makes the display feel weightless as it is adjusted.
