Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra (2022) vs MacBook Air 13-inch (2022) M2

Apple M1 Ultra chip

Apple M2 chip

20-core CPU with 16 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores

8-core CPU with 4 perform­ance cores / 4 efficiency cores

20-core CPU, 48-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine / Up to 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine

8 Cores

Apple M1 Ultra

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64GB unified memory

8 GB

LPDDR4 SDRAM

DDR2 SDRAM

Up to 128GB

Up to 24 GB

1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 8TB

256 GB/ 512 GB (Up to 2 TB)

Unspecified

-

TFT LCD

LED

No Display

13.6-inch (diagonal)

Support for up to four Pro Display XDRs (6K resolution at 60Hz and over a billion colors) over USB-C and one 4K display (4K resolution at 60Hz and over a billion colors) over HDMI Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C Thunderbolt 2, DVI, and VGA output supported using adapters (sold separately) Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

500 nits brightness True Tone technology

-

2560 x 1664 pixels

-

1B colors, P3 wide color

-

224 ppi density

-

No

48-core GPU Up to 64-core GPU

8‑core GPU / 10‑core GPU

Unspecified

8GB unified memory Up to 16GB or 24GB

macOS Monterey

MacOS Monterey

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking / IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

On Back > 4 x Thunderbolt 4 ports / 1 x USB 4 / 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 / 2 x USB-A ports / 1 x HDMI / 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack / On front > 2 x USB-C ports / 1 x SDXC card slot

2 Thunderbolt 3 / 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 / 1 x MagSafe 3 charging port

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

No Battery Desktop (Power cord 100–240V AC)

52.6Wh, Battery

Removable

Non-removable

-

Yes, 67W USB-C Power Adapter

-

Up to 15 hours wireless web

3.7 inches (9.5 cm)

0.44 inch (1.13 cm)

7.7 inches (19.7 cm)

11.97 inches (30.41 cm)

7.7 inches (19.7 cm)

8.46 inches (21.5 cm)

5.9 pounds (2.7 kg)2

2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)4