Mac Studio M2 Max & M2 Ultra (2023)

Q: M2 Max or M2 Ultra: which should I buy?

The M2 Max (12-core CPU, up to 38-core GPU, up to 96GB) is a fast, great-value choice for music, photo and video work. The M2 Ultra doubles the CPU and GPU, supports up to 192GB of memory and drives up to eight displays, for heavy 3D, 8K video and multi-display studios.

The Apple Mac Studio M2 Max and Mac Studio M2 Ultra was released in June 2023, featuring new chips, updated Bluetooth 5.3 and WiFi 6E along with support for 8K displays. The Mac Studio M2 Ultra now has support for up to 8 external displays and a maximum of 192GB unified memory. If you are looking for a device engineered for heavy workloads like 8K video processing, complex 3D designs, and AI development look no further. Need help choosing the device right for you? Get in touch with our friendly team. Make your next Mac Studio M2 refurbished.

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Apple Mac Studio Mac Studio M2 Max 12-core (2023) - Excellent

Mac Studio M2 Max (2023)

£1,795.00 32GB RAM · 512GB SSD · 30-core GPU(£1,495.83 ex VAT)

Colour: Silver
CPU: M2 Max 12-core
Grade: Excellent
Geekbench: 14788

Apple Mac Studio Mac Studio M2 Ultra 24-core (2023) - Good

Mac Studio M2 Ultra (2023)

£7,445.00 192GB RAM · 4TB SSD · 76-core GPU(£6,204.17 ex VAT)

Colour: Silver
CPU: M2 Ultra 24-core
Grade: Good
Geekbench: 21316

Apple Mac Studio Mac Studio M2 Ultra 24-core (2023) - Excellent

Mac Studio M2 Ultra (2023)

£7,395.00 192GB RAM · 4TB SSD · 60-core GPU(£6,162.50 ex VAT)

Colour: Silver
CPU: M2 Ultra 24-core
Grade: Excellent
Geekbench: 21316

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Apple Mac Studio Mac Studio M2 Max 12-core (2023) - Fair

Mac Studio M2 Max (2023)

From £1,545.00 (£1,287.50 ex VAT)

Colour: Silver
CPU: M2 Max 12-core
Grade: Fair
Geekbench: 14788

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Apple Mac Studio Mac Studio M2 Max 12-core (2023) - Good

Mac Studio M2 Max (2023)

From £1,695.00 (£1,412.50 ex VAT)

Colour: Silver
CPU: M2 Max 12-core
Grade: Good
Geekbench: 14788

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Mac Studio M2 Max (2023)

From £1,895.00 (£1,579.17 ex VAT)

Colour: Silver
CPU: M2 Max 12-core
Grade: Premium
Geekbench: 14788

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Apple Mac Studio Mac Studio M2 Ultra 24-core (2023) - Fair

Mac Studio M2 Ultra (2023)

From £2,895.00 (£2,412.50 ex VAT)

Colour: Silver
CPU: M2 Ultra 24-core
Grade: Fair
Geekbench: 21316

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Mac Studio M2 Ultra (2023)

From £3,095.00 (£2,579.17 ex VAT)

Colour: Silver
CPU: M2 Ultra 24-core
Grade: Premium
Geekbench: 21316

Specification

Overview

Introduced: 2023
Model number: A2901
Model Identifier: Mac14,13 Mac14,14
EMC: 8292
Colour: Silver
Weight: 2.7kg (M2 Max),
3.6kg (M2 Ultra)
Height: 9.5cm
Width: 19.7cm
Depth: 19.7cm

Processor

Apple M2 Max MQH73B/A
Apple M2 Ultra MQH63B/A

CPU Cores:
12 (M2 Max)
24 (M2 Ultra)
High Performance Cores:
8 (M2 Max)
16 (M2 Ultra)
Efficiency Cores:
4 (M2 Max)
8 (M2 Ultra)
Neural Engine Cores:
16 (M2 Max)
32 (M2 Ultra)
GPU Cores:
30 or 38 (M2 Max)
60 or 76 (M2 Ultra)

Connections

Thunderbolt: Four Thunderbolt 4 ports (M2 Max)
Six Thunderbolt 4 ports (M2 Ultra)
USB-C: Two front USB-C ports (M2 Max), two front Thunderbolt 4 ports (M2 Ultra)
USB-A: Two USB-A (M2 Max, M2 Ultra)
Wi-Fi: 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.3
Audio in: None
Audio Out: 3.5mm headphone jack, 1 speaker

Display

Display Support: Up to five displays. Four Display at 6K resolution over Thunderbolt and one display at 4K resolution over HDMI. Or two displays at 6K resolution and one at 8K resolution over HDMI (M2 Max)

Up to eight displays at 4K resolution, Six displays at 4K resolution, three displays at 6K resolution or three displays at 8K resolution
(M2 Ultra)

Memory

Type: 6400 MT/s LPDDR5

Configurations: 32GB or 64GB (M2 Max)
32GB, 64GB or 96GB (M2 Max 38-core)
64GB, 128GB or 192GB (M2 Ultra)
Bandwidth: 400GB/s (M2 Max) 800GB/s (M2 Ultra)

Benchmark Score

Geekbench 6 Single Core: 2803

Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M2 Max 12-core: 14788
M1 Ultra 24-core: 21316

GPU Metal Score
M2 Max 38-core: 144383
M2 Ultra 76-core: 220140

Storage

Type: SSD

Configurations: 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB

Power

Maximum Power: 370 W
Line Voltage: 100-240V AC
EPEAT: Gold

Software

Original OS: macOS 13.4
Latest OS: Supported

Original Price

MQH73B/A
12-core M2 Max, 32GB,
30-core
Original Price: £2,099

MQH63B/A
24-core M2 Ultra, 64GB
60-core
Original Price: £4,199

FAQs

The M2 Max (12-core CPU, up to 38-core GPU, up to 96GB) is a fast, great-value choice for music, photo and video work. The M2 Ultra doubles the CPU and GPU, supports up to 192GB of memory and drives up to eight displays, for heavy 3D, 8K video and multi-display studios.

The 2023 Mac Studio added the faster M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, HDMI with 8K support and up to 192GB of memory on M2 Ultra. Looking for a lower price? See the M1 Mac Studio.

The M2 Max supports up to five external displays and the M2 Ultra up to eight.

Apple announced the Mac Studio with M2 Max and M2 Ultra on 5 June 2023, and it went on sale on 13 June 2023.

No. The Mac Studio works with any monitor connected over Thunderbolt or HDMI. Its ideal partners are the 27-inch 5K Studio Display and the 32-inch 6K Pro Display XDR, both available in our refurbished Apple Displays range.

Premium grade is our highest grade: the Mac Studio is fully functional and indistinguishable from new, with no visible marks on the enclosure. Excellent, Good and Fair grades show progressively more signs of use at lower prices. See our grading guide.

Every refurbished Mac Studio comes with our 1 Year Hardware Warranty, a power lead and free next working day delivery on weekday orders placed before 1pm. Keyboard, mouse and display are sold separately. You can also spread the cost with finance.