Ava Brooks
Nov 14, 2023
For making it widely accepted among Apple enthusiasts, the Mac Studio combines power and a compact design. Apple has launched the new Mac Pro with an M2 Ultra chip, expanding its desktop series to cater to a broader range of users.
The Mac Studio designed for power users, comes with 32GB of RAM and can deal with tasks like video editing effortlessly. Only the most demanding users require the Mac Pro's PCIe expansion. Since the M2 chips integrate unified memory with the CPU and GPU, adding more RAM is not possible.
Apple's latest chips, like those in the M2 Max-powered MacBook Pro, show noticeable performance improvements compared to the previous M1 generation. However, the upgrade may not be essential for current M1 system owners. The Mac Studio is particularly appealing to Mac users still using Intel processors, including some Mac Pro owners.
In testing, the new Mac Studio transcoded a 4K video file to 1080p in just 21 seconds, surpassing the previous M1 Ultra model by three seconds. Considering time savings for larger projects or frequent encoding tasks, many creatives will find the Mac Studio to be an enticing upgrade.
