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  "id": 3285226,
  "title": "Apple's new M5 Ultra Mac Studio packs its \"most powerful chip ever,\" while the Mac mini jumps to M6",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apples-new-m5-ultra-mac-studio-packs-its-most-powerful-chip-ever",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:00:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/apple-new-m5-ultra-mac-studio-packs-its-most-powerful-chip-ever-m6-mac-mini/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple has refreshed its Mac Studio and Mac mini desktop computers with new processors. The Mac Studio now features the M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, with the latter being Apple's \"most powerful chip ever\". The M5 Ultra includes an up-to-36 core CPU and up-to-80 core GPU and 1.2 TB/s of unified memory bandwidth.\n\nThe Mac mini has been upgraded to Apple's new M6 chip or an M5 Pro. The M6 chip includes a 12-core CPU and a 12-core GPU that offers 4x faster AI performance. The new M6 Mac mini starts at $899, a $100 increase over the M5 version, and the M5 Ultra Mac Studio starts at $5,499.\n\nBoth machines are available to preorder and will be in stores on September 22, shipping with the latest major Mac operating system update, macOS 27 Golden Gate. According to Tom's Hardware, the price increases are part of a trend that started in late June, with Apple's computing devices seeing price increases ranging from a few hundred bucks to $1,300.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Huawei puts a wider screen on a non-foldable ahead of Apple’s iPhone Ultra debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/huawei-puts-a-wider-screen-on-a-non-foldable-ahead-of-apples-iphone",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:26:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple unveils new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-unveils-new-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Guide",
        "title": "Apple just announced the new Mac Studio with M5 Ultra — and it will be a local AI powerhouse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-just-announced-the-new-mac-studio-with-m5-ultra-and-it-will-be",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Six Colors",
        "title": "Apple unveils M6, M5 Ultra chips and updates its desktop Macs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-unveils-m6-m5-ultra-chips-and-updates-its-desktop-macs",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple says M5 Ultra uses a quad-die 3nm architecture, \"a first for Apple silicon\", with inter-die bandwidth of 4.4TB/s+ and up to a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU (Steve Dent/Engadget)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-says-m5-ultra-uses-a-quad-die-3nm-architecture-a-first-for",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:22:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Apple launches new M6 and M5 Ultra Apple silicon chips — debuting in new Mac Mini and Mac Studio",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-launches-new-m6-and-m5-ultra-apple-silicon-chips-debuting-in",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:26:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Tech",
        "title": "Divergent results for Apple suppliers highlight memory price squeeze ahead of new iPhone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/divergent-results-for-apple-suppliers-highlight-memory-price-squeeze",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:30:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Apple debuts its ‘most powerful chip ever’ in M5 Ultra and M6",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-debuts-its-most-powerful-chip-ever-in-m5-ultra-and-m6",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:10:36.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}