Mac Studio (M5 Ultra) Review: Up to 256GB RAM and 80 GPU Cores

WIRED tested the Mac Studio with Apple's M5 Ultra, the company's first quad-die chip with 36 CPU cores and up to 80 GPU cores. The M5 Max model starts at $2,499, while the maxed-out 256GB configuration costs about $11,000; it hits 160 fps in Cyberpunk 2077 with 1.2 TB/s of memory bandwidth.

• M5 Ultra is Apple's first quad-die chip: 36 CPU cores and up to 80 GPU cores
• M5 Ultra is 51% faster than M5 Max in Cinebench 2026 and 41% higher in 3DMark Steel Nomad
• Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 160 fps, 61% faster than on M5 Max
• Memory bandwidth is 1.2 TB/s versus 89 GB/s on M3 Ultra; up to 256GB now, 512GB coming in October