The maxed out Mac Studio now costs $29,799

• News

If you want the best Mac Studio money can buy, you’ll need a lot of money.

Donovan Erskine October 28, 2026 2:25 PM Apple 1

Earlier today, Apple revealed an updated Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM. The powerful desktop, like other Apple products, can be tweaked to have different specs that fit the user’s needs. If you endeavored to max out the specs of your Mac Studio, including the storage, it would cost you $29,799.

The $29,799 number comes from maxing out the new M5-powered Mac Studio. Here are a list of the specs, if you’d like to try it yourself:

• M5 Ultra chip
• 36-core CPU
• 80-core GPU
• 512 GB Memory
• 16 TB Storage

The base model of the new Mac Studio starts at $2499. Here’s how the specs compare:

• M5 Max chip
• 18-core CPU
• 32-core GPU
• 36 GB Memory
• 512 GB Storage

The staggering price tag can be mostly attributed to the massive amounts of storage and RAM, which has become increasingly expensive amidst the AI boom.

The new MacBook Pro, which features a touchscreen display, costs more than $14,000 if you max out all of its specs. Apple has been showing off a slew of new products recently, stay here on Shacknews to read up on them.

Shacknews staff does not use generative artificial intelligence (AI) in their content. Shacknews strictly prohibits the use of its content for AI training or to generate text, including text in the style or format used for this publication. Shacknews reserves all rights to this work.

Donovan Erskine News Editor

Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_

Filed Under

Login / Register