Mac Studio (M4 Max, Early 2025) vs Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023)

Mac Studio (M4 Max, Early 2025) $1,999
Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M4 Max (14C32G)
CPU
M2 Pro (10C16G)
GPU
32-Core M4 Max
GPU
16-Core M2 Pro
Memory
36GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
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CPU Image
M4 Max (14C32G)
14 Cores
14 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
M2 Pro (10C16G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.5GHz Clock
M4 Max (14C32G) vs M2 Pro (10C16G) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
32-Core M4 Max
4096 Shaders
1678MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
16-Core M2 Pro
2048 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
13.74 TFLOPS FP32
27%
N/A
0%
5.73 TFLOPS FP32
11%
32-Core M4 Max vs 16-Core M2 Pro Full Specs Comparison
36GB
LPDDR5X-8533
16GB
LPDDR5-6400
136 Tabs
27%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s Read
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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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
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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4x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
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1x Ethernet (10Gbps)
Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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480W
185W
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macOS 15 Sequoia
macOS 13 Ventura
Build Material
Aluminum
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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
36 mm (1.4 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
1.36 L
Weight
2.74 kg (6 lb)
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1.27 kg (2.8 lb)
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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
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A2816
EMC 8180
Mac14,12
Change Comparison