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Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max/Ultra) vs Snapdragon X2 Series
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max/Ultra) against Snapdragon X2 Series, side by side.
Cheaper to start
Tie
Both start at a similar price.
Best ecosystem
Tie
Neither lists native integrations.
Standout
Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max/Ultra)
Up to 512GB unified memory
Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max/Ultra)
Extreme performance desktop for pro workflows, supporting up to 512GB of unified memory.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Supports up to 512GB of unified memory for demanding workloads.
- Up to 80-core GPU for exceptional graphics and computational performance.
- Next-generation SSD architecture and twice-as-fast storage performance.
Cons
- High power draw necessitates a specific power supply.
- Expensive at $5499, making it a niche product for professionals.
Specifications
- Memory Bandwidth1.2TB/s
- APIs—
- Architecture—
- BluetoothBluetooth 6
- Cache Capacity—
- Clock Speed—
- Connectivity—
- CPU36-core
- CPU Name—
- Display Support—
- Displays Supportedup to eight
- GPUup to 80-core
- GPU Clock Speed—
- GPU Name—
- GPU Part Number—
- memoryUp to 512GB Unified
- Memory Type—
- npu—
- NPU Name—
- NPU Tera Operations Per Second—
- Number of Cores—
- Part Number—
- SSD Architecturenext-generation
- Storage Connection—
- Storage Interface—
- Storage Performanceup to twice as fast
- Studio Display XDRup to four at full 5K resolution and 120Hz
- ThunderboltThunderbolt 5
- Thunderbolt 5 Bandwidth120Gb/s
- Unified Memoryup to 512GB
- Video Codec Support—
- Wi-FiWi-Fi 7
Snapdragon X2 Series
Qualcomm's 2nd-gen PC platform with 41% higher CPU and 2x NPU performance (80 TOPS).
Specifications
- Memory BandwidthUp to 135 GB/s
- APIsDirectX® 12.2, Vulkan® 1.4, OpenCL™ 3.0
- Architecture64-bit
- Bluetooth—
- Cache CapacityUp to 53 MB
- Clock SpeedUp to 5.0 GHz, Up to 4.4 GHz
- ConnectivitySnapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
- CPU—
- CPU NameQualcomm® Oryon™
- Display Support3 displays at up to 4K at 144 Hz or 5K at 60Hz
- Displays Supported—
- GPU—
- GPU Clock SpeedUp to 1.85 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.35 GHz
- GPU NameQualcomm® Adreno™
- GPU Part NumberX2-90, X2-85
- memory—
- Memory TypeLPDDR5x
- npu80 TOPS
- NPU NameQualcomm® Hexagon™
- NPU Tera Operations Per SecondUp to 85 TOPS
- Number of CoresUp to 18
- Part NumberX2E-80-100, X2E-88-100, X2E-96-100, X2E-94-100, X2E-90-100, X2E-78-100
- SSD Architecture—
- Storage Connectionvia M.2 PCIe 3.0.
- Storage InterfaceSD Express, UHS-I
- Storage Performance—
- Studio Display XDR—
- Thunderbolt—
- Thunderbolt 5 Bandwidth—
- Unified Memory—
- Video Codec SupportAV1, HEVC, AVC
- Wi-Fi—