Mac Studio (M1 Max, Early 2022) vs Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)

Apple Mac Studio

Mac Studio (M1 Max, Early 2022) $1,999

Apple Power Mac G5

Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)

Base Price (MSRP) $1,999	Base Price (MSRP) -
CPU M1 Max (10C24G)	CPU 2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz
GPU 24-Core M1 Max	GPU GeForce 6800 Ultra
Memory 32GB	Memory 512MB
Storage 512GB	Storage 160GB
Display - - -	Display - - -

Highlights

Tech Specs

CPU


M1 Max (10C24G) 10 Cores 10 Threads 3.23GHz Clock	2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz 1 Core 1 Thread 2GHz Clock
GB6S 2,400 59% GB6M 12,700 48%	GB6S N/A 0% GB6M N/A 0%

M1 Max (10C24G) vs 2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz Full Specs Comparison

GPU


24-Core M1 Max 3072 Shaders 1278MHz Shared Memory	GeForce 6800 Ultra 16 Shaders 400MHz 512MB GDDR3 33.6GB/s Bandwidth
64 FPS 1080p 53% 7.85 TFLOPS FP32 16%	N/A 0% N/A 0%

24-Core M1 Max vs GeForce 6800 Ultra Full Specs Comparison

Memory


32GB LPDDR5-6400	512MB DDR-400
120 Tabs 24%	Unknown # Tabs 0%

Storage


512GB Soldered PCIe 4.0 x4 Up to 5.2GB/s	160GB 3.5" SATA 1 -
954 min 4K Video 24%	250 min 4K Video 6%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	16x SuperDrive DL Tray Loading
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Keyboard

Not Included

Apple Keyboard

Mouse

Not Included

Apple Mouse

Controller

Not Included

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Not Included

Biometrics

No Biometrics

No Biometrics

Speakers

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Microphones

No Microphones

No Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps	No Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g) 1 Stream Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 1.1
	56K Modem

Sensors

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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - 2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - 4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - 3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - 2x FireWire 400 1x FireWire 800 - - - - - - - -
Network - - - - - 1x Ethernet (10Gbps) -	Network - - 1x Ethernet (1Gbps) - - - -
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-	GPU Ports 2x DVI-I Dual-Link

Power Supply


370W	450W 600W

Charger


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Battery

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Operating System

macOS 12 Monterey	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
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Height 94 mm (3.7 in) Width 196 mm (7.7 in) Depth 196 mm (7.7 in) Volume 3.59 L	Height 511 mm (20.1 in) Width 206 mm (8.1 in) Depth 475 mm (18.7 in) Volume 49.89 L
Weight 2.676 kg (5.9 lb) - - - -	Weight 20.14 kg (44.4 lb) - - - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Upgradable
Storage Not Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Not Upgradable	Wi-Fi Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Not Upgradable	Power Supply Not Upgradable
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Info

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