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

Apple M2 chip

Apple M1 Ultra chip

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

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

8 Cores

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

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Apple M1 Ultra

8 GB

64GB unified memory

DDR2 SDRAM

LPDDR4 SDRAM

Up to 24 GB

Up to 128GB

256 GB/ 512 GB (Up to 2 TB)

1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 8TB

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Unspecified

LED

TFT LCD

13.6-inch (diagonal)

No Display

2560 x 1664 pixels

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1B colors, P3 wide color

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224 ppi density

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No

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500 nits brightness True Tone technology

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)

8‑core GPU / 10‑core GPU

48-core GPU Up to 64-core GPU

8GB unified memory Up to 16GB or 24GB

Unspecified

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

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

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

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

52.6Wh, Battery

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

Non-removable

Removable

Yes, 67W USB-C Power Adapter

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Up to 15 hours wireless web

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0.44 inch (1.13 cm)

3.7 inches (9.5 cm)

11.97 inches (30.41 cm)

7.7 inches (19.7 cm)

8.46 inches (21.5 cm)

7.7 inches (19.7 cm)

2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)4

5.9 pounds (2.7 kg)2