Apple M3 Ultra vs M4 Max: Which Mac Studio Should You Buy?
Apple's new M3 Ultra is making headlines for packing 512GB of memory, but how does it compare to the M4 Max? Find out in this detailed comparison.
I compared Apple's Mac Studio M3 Ultra with 10 Windows workstations and I am truly shocked by what I found
(Worth checking out my article published in June 2023 where I suggested that the Mac Studio would replace the Mac Pro (and make PC vendors nervous). I analysed the prices of these
M3 Ultra Chip is Only 10% Faster Than M4 Max in Benchmark Results
The first alleged benchmark result for Apple's new M3 Ultra chip has surfaced in the Geekbench 6 database tonight, allowing for more
First Mac Studio M3 Ultra benchmarks significantly outpace the M2 Ultra
Unsurprisingly, the performance of the new Mac Studio with M3 Ultra appears to be markedly faster than its predecessor, at least according to initial benchmarks.
Mac Studio M3 Ultra: 3 reasons to buy and 2 reasons to skip
If you can afford to really spend a lot on a new video rendering machine this year (or you can expense it), the Mac Studio M3 Ultra has the potential to be an absolute beast of a production machine. The base $3,999 model has the M3 Ultra chip sporting a 32-core CPU and an 80-core GPU, with 96GB of RAM and a basic 1TB of storage to start.
M3 Ultra vs. M4 Max: Which is better? Benchmarks can’t tell either
Early benchmarks for the M3 Ultra Mac Studio have leaked, showing CPU performance that barely beats the M4 Max.
Apple Mac Studio (2025, M3 Ultra)
The Mac Studio comes with your choice of two different processors: the single-chip M4 Max, which is the default for the base model, or the M3 Ultra, which costs an additional $2,000. The M3 Ultra, as the name suggests, is based upon the M3 Max, Apple's top-of-the-line single-chip .
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max review: More powerful than ever
For the first time ever though, Apple is offering the Mac Studio with two different generations of chip. The entry-level $1,999 Mac Studio is powered by the M4 Max, while the more powerful $3,999 Mac Studio is the only Mac to ship with the M3 Ultra.
Apple Mac Studio (2025) review: pure — if confusing — performance magic
Apple Mac Studio ups the performance and the price, with M4 Max and M3 Ultra options that make for a complex decision-making process.
M4 Max and M3 Ultra Mac Studio Review: A weird update, but it mostly works
It's the magnitude of Apple's generation-over-generation updates that makes this Studio refresh feel odd, though. The lower-end Studio gets an M4 Max processor like you'd expect—the same chip Apple sells in its high-end MacBook Pros but fit into a desktop enclosure instead of a laptop.
Apple Mac Studio (M3 Ultra) first look: a weekend with an $8,000 powerhouse
As the price makes clear, the Mac Studio is not a computer for the everyman. It’s a workstation for those who already have an idea of just how it’ll make their lives easier an
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Don’t trust those early Geekbench M3 Ultra benchmarks just yet
Macworld As is customary with all new Apple chips, the first leaked Geekbench benchmarking numbers for the M3 Ultra in the ...
M3 Ultra Chip's Massive 80-Core Graphics Performance Revealed in Benchmark Result
Apple's new M3 Ultra chip can be configured with a massive 80-core GPU, and an early benchmark result offers a look at its ...