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I know, it’s a bit confusing.
How can the M3 Ultra be more powerful than the M4 Max?
But based on the specs Apple shared, it is, and by a wide margin.
The GPU starts at 32 cores but is configurable up to 40 cores.
Apple claims the system will have a half terabyte per second of unified memory bandwidth.
But wait, there’s more.
If the M4 Max isn’t enough horsepower for you, Apple unveiled the M3 Ultra alongside it.
Even though it’s built from a pair of M3 Max chips, M3 Ultra’s specs are eye-popping.
It delivers a 32-core CPU with 24 performance cores and up to an 80-core GPU.
It can support up to 16TB of storage.
An M3 Ultra-configured Mac Studio starts with 96GB of unified memory and can be upgraded to a half terabyte.
In both cases, the performance was impressive.
All were connected to the Mac Studio via the new high-speed Thunderbolt 5 ports.
We quickly added new buildings, lighting, and atmospherics.
Each task was fast and, it appeared, effortless for the Mac Studio and its M4 Max chip.
On the screen was a roughly-rendered beach scene.
It did it, and then we rendered the scene using RedShift in about 12 seconds.
Running behind this was a pre-release ofCyberpunk 2077, which is coming to the Mac in 2025.
It looked splendid on screen.
The visuals were sharp, the reflections were rich and convincing, as were the atmospherics like fog.
The price of power is not cheap.
Both systems are on pre-order now and ship on March 12.
