Apple grows desktop processor line with new M1 Ultra


Apple introduced today a new desktop processor based on its M1 architecture. The new M1 Ultra comprises two M1 Max chips, which Apple introduced last fall.

"By connecting two M1 Max die with our UltraFusion packaging architecture, we're able to scale Apple silicon to unprecedented new heights," said Johny Srouji, Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Technologies. "With its powerful CPU, massive GPU, incredible Neural Engine, ProRes hardware acceleration, and huge amount of unified memory, M1 Ultra completes the M1 family as the world's most powerful and capable chip for a personal computer."


Apple said the new M1 Ultra has 20 cores and up to 64-core GPU for up to 22 trillion operations per second. The processor supports up to 128 GB of memory and 800 GB/sec memory bandwidth.

The new M1 Ultra was introduced as an option in the new Mac Studio desktop also introduced today. The new processor marks Apple's rollout of increasingly more powerful computers using processors based on its in-house A-Series mobile processors.