Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) vs Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023)

Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) $1,999
Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M2 Max (12C30G)
CPU
M2 Pro (10C16G)
GPU
30-Core M2 Max
GPU
16-Core M2 Pro
Memory
32GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB

GB6 Single-Core

  • 5% faster vs Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023)
  • 5% slower vs Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023)
Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) - GB6S 2,825
x1.05
Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023) - GB6S 2,680
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 20% faster vs Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023)
  • 17% slower vs Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023)
Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) - GB6M 14,800
x1.2
Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023) - GB6M 12,340
x1

FP32

  • 87% faster vs Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023)
  • 47% slower vs Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023)
Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) - 10.74 TFLOPS FP32
x1.87
Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023) - 5.73 TFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M2 Max (12C30G)
12 Cores
12 Threads
3.66GHz Clock
CPU Image
M2 Pro (10C16G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.5GHz Clock
M2 Max (12C30G) vs M2 Pro (10C16G) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
30-Core M2 Max
3840 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
16-Core M2 Pro
2048 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
10.74 TFLOPS FP32
21%
5.73 TFLOPS FP32
11%
30-Core M2 Max vs 16-Core M2 Pro Full Specs Comparison
32GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
LPDDR5-6400
120 Tabs
24%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
-
4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
-
Network
-
1x Ethernet (10Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
Video
1x HDMI 2.1
Video
1x HDMI 2.1
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
-
-
370W
185W
macOS 13 Ventura
macOS 13 Ventura
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
94 mm (3.7 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
3.59 L
Height
36 mm (1.4 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
1.36 L
Weight
2.676 kg (5.9 lb)
Weight
1.27 kg (2.8 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
A2901
EMC8292
Mac14,13
A2816
EMC 8180
Mac14,12
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