What's Next for the Mac Studio

Source: MacRumors

Design

We’re not expecting Apple to redesign the Mac Studio, and there haven’t been rumors of a design update. The Mac Studio will continue to have an Apple TV or Mac mini‑like squircle design with rounded corners.

The Mac Pro, measuring 3.7 inches tall and 7.7 inches wide, appears to be on the backburner, with the Mac Studio seen as the future of Mac desktop computing.

M5 Max and M5 Ultra Chips

We’re expecting the Mac Studio to adopt M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips. The M5 Max chip will offer much faster CPU and GPU performance than the M5 chip that launched last October, and the M5 Ultra will double the M5 Max performance.

• iOS 26.3 release candidate.

Faster SSD

The M5 MacBook Pro models were updated with a faster SSD, so the Mac Studio and other Macs coming in 2026 could receive the same refresh.

Studio Display 2

Apple debuted the first Studio Display alongside the Mac Studio, and a new Studio Display 2 is rumored to arrive this year. It could be released alongside the new Mac Studio.

The display is expected to look like the current model but may feature a faster 90 Hz refresh rate, a mini‑LED panel, and an A19 chip.

Pricing

There haven’t been rumors of pricing increases for the Mac Studio, so it could continue to start at $1,999.

Release Timing

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that new Mac Studio models “shouldn’t arrive too long after the spring Mac refresh,” which is expected to include new MacBook Pro models.

This article, “What’s Next for the Mac Studio,” first appeared on MacRumors.com.