M5 Ultra Mac Studio review: up to 4.3x faster AI for $12,299

Computerworld reviewed the top-end Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip: 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU, 256GB memory and 4TB storage for $12,299. Apple claims up to 4.3x faster AI performance versus M3 Ultra, up to 1.8x GPU and 1.3x CPU gains, plus four ProRes accelerators and USB-C genlock.

• Top spec: 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU, 256GB RAM, 4TB SSD at $12,299
• AI performance up to 4.3x vs M3 Ultra, GPU up to 1.8x, CPU up to 1.3x
• Four ProRes accelerators handle up to 33 streams of 8K ProRes
• RAM and SSD are not user-upgradable; no keyboard or mouse included