The M2 Max and Extremely Mac Studio had been launched at WWDC23 final June, and the M3 period of Apple’s System on a Chip began final November. So, with WWDC24 creeping up on us, it’s time to start out wanting ahead to the subsequent Mac Studio.
The rumors will begin to improve as June 2024 approaches, and no matter is reported now can change (and certain will) earlier than the brand new Mac Studio is launched. We’ll hold monitor of what’s being mentioned on this article.
Replace 6/24/24: Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman studies that the Mac schedule launch has not modified, and an M4 Mac Studio will not be launched till the second half of 2025.
M3/M4 Mac Studio: Launch date
We’ve had two generations of Mac Studio. The primary gen (M1 Max and Extremely) was launched in March of 2022. The second-gen (M2 Max and Extremely) was revealed at WWDC23 in June 2023. Apple will doubtless proceed with a March or June timeframe for the subsequent Mac Studio.
The M3 Max and Extremely Mac Studio could possibly be launched by June 2024.
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In April, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman mentioned within the paid model of his Energy On e-newsletter that the subsequent Mac Studio might launch within the second half of 2024, which doubtless means a WWDC launch. ICsmart studies that the brand new Mac Studio might arrive in the midst of this 12 months as nicely. Since Apple doesn’t historically maintain standalone occasions through the summer season months, WWDC is a secure guess.
In Might, Mark Gurman reported that the Mac Studio shouldn’t be on the schedule of Apple releases for 2024. It doesn’t seem till mid-2025. If that’s the case, then Apple will doubtless skip the M3 sequence chips and launch the 2025 Mac Studio with an M4 Max and M4 Extremely.
In June, Mark Gurman reported that the Mac launched schedule had not modified. The M4 Mac Studio shouldn’t be anticipated till the second half of 2025.
M3/M4 Mac Studio: Worth
No studies on the worth for the M3/M4 Mac Studio have been made. Listed here are the usual configuration costs of the present M2 Mac Studio lineup, for reference.
- $1,999/£2,099: M2 Max with a 12-Core CPU, 30-Core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 32GB unified reminiscence, 512GB SSD
- $3,999/ £4,199: M2 Extremely with a 24-Core CPU, 60-Core GPU, 32-Core Neural Engine, 64GB unified reminiscence, 1TB SSD
Whereas the worth of the Mac Studio has already elevated outdoors of the U.S. (it was initially £1,999 within the U.Ok.), costs didn’t change within the U.S. when Apple upgraded from the M1 to the M2 chips, and costs might keep the identical with an M3/M4 improve. However when Apple launched the M3 Professional and Max MacBook Professionals, the worth for the usual configuration M3 Max mannequin elevated by $100, so there’s chance that the Mac Studio costs go up.
M3/M4 Mac Studio: Design
No studies about design modifications to the Mac Studio have been made. The present design works nicely and is occurring its third 12 months, so Apple doubtless isn’t going to vary it. The one potential exception is a brand new house black colour choice to match the MacBook Professional.
M3/M4 Mac Studio: Specs and options
The principle (and certain solely) change that may occur with the upcoming Mac Studio is with its SoC. The Mac Studio ought to proceed to have the Max and Extremely variations of its M-series chips, so the brand new chips we are going to see are the M3/M4 Max and M3/M4 Extremely.
The present M3 Max MacBook Professional is obtainable with a 14-core CPU/30-core GPU or a 16-core CPU/38-core GPU, so if Apple does go along with an M3 Max for the Mac Studio, it might have comparable specs.
The ports on the Mac Studio will doubtless stay unchanged.
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Apple’s Extremely chips have doubled the CPU and GPU cores of the Max. In January 2024 Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported within the paid model of his Energy On e-newsletter that this could proceed, with the M3 Extremely that includes as much as 32 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores. Additionally in January, a report by The Elect acknowledged that the M3 Extremely will probably be manufactured utilizing an enhanced 3nm course of.
In April 2024, Mark Gurman reported that “Apple is testing versions with both a still-unreleased M3-era chip and a variation of the M4 Brava processor.” As for the “M4 Brava,” Gurman states that Apple is engaged on AI-enhanced M4 chips that would discover their manner into the Mac Studio in 2025.
Nonetheless, in Might Mark Gurman reported that the Mac Studio gained’t be up to date till 2025, most likely at WWDC25. If that’s the case, then the Mac Studio may have M4-series chips, and the specs for the M4 Max and Extremely will probably be very totally different from the M2 Max and Extremely and what was projected with the M3 Max and Extremely.
The opposite options of the Mac Studio ought to stay the identical. Meaning no modifications to the ports, connectivity, speaker, SSD sizes, or show help.