Apple is engaged on an up to date model of the Mac Studio, and the brand new machine is predicted to launch within the first half of 2026. We have rounded up what we all know concerning the next-generation Mac Studio up to now.
Design
We’re not anticipating Apple to revamp the Mac Studio, and there have not been rumors of a design replace. The Mac Studio will proceed to have an Apple TV or Mac mini-like squircle design with rounded corners.
The Mac Studio is a way more compact desktop than the Mac Professional, measuring in at 3.7 inches tall and seven.7 inches vast. Apple has apparently put the Mac Professional on the backburner, and the Mac Studio is seen as the way forward for Mac desktop computing.
M5 Max and M5 Extremely Chips
We’re anticipating the Mac Studio to undertake M5 Max and M5 Extremely chips. The M5 Max chip will provide a lot sooner CPU and GPU efficiency than the M5 chip that got here out final October, and the M5 Extremely will double the M5 Max efficiency.
Indicators of the M5 Max and M5 Extremely chips had been noticed within the current iOS 26.3 launch candidate.
Sooner SSD
The M5 MacBook Professional fashions had been up to date with a sooner SSD, so the Mac Studio and different Macs coming in 2026 may get the identical refresh.
Studio Show 2
Apple debuted the primary Studio Show alongside the Mac Studio, and there’s a new Studio Show 2 rumored to be coming this 12 months. We may get the brand new show alongside the brand new Mac Studio.
The Studio Show 2 is anticipated to appear to be the present mannequin, but it surely may get a sooner 90Hz refresh fee, a mini-LED show, and an A19 chip.
Pricing
There have not been rumors of pricing will increase for the Mac Studio, so it may proceed to begin at $1,999.
Launch Timing
Final weekend, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman stated that new Mac Studio fashions “should not arrive too lengthy after the spring Mac refresh,” which is predicted to incorporate new MacBook Professional fashions.
New MacBook Professional fashions may come as early because the week of March 2, so the Mac Studio will come someday after that date.