Apple Readies M5 Ultra Mac Studio With 768GB Memory and Better Cooling for AI Workloads
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Updated · iClarified · Jun 28
Apple Readies M5 Ultra Mac Studio With 768GB Memory and Better Cooling for AI Workloads
3 articles · Updated · iClarified · Jun 28
Summary
Later this year, Apple is expected to refresh the Mac Studio with an M5 Ultra chip and internal cooling upgrades rather than a new exterior design.
A better heat sink is being developed to sustain heavier CPU and GPU loads as Apple pushes more on-device AI tasks onto the desktop.
Tested M5 Ultra configurations have reached 36 CPU cores, 80 GPU cores and 768GB of unified memory, targeting developers, video production, scientific computing and large local AI models.
The update lands as demand for headless Macs rises for autonomous coding agents, while a global memory shortage has tightened supply and helped push the Mac Studio's base price to $2,499.
Further out, Apple is reportedly steering pro Macs toward an M7 family instead of higher-end M6 chips, with an M7 Ultra Mac Studio targeted for 2028.