There’s a $300 gotcha in an M5 Max Mac Studio upgrade

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There was a pleasant surprise in yesterday’s announcement of the https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/25/apple-unveils-next-generation-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Mac Studio with M5 Max chip: the starting price is unchanged from that of the M4 Max Mac Studio, at $2,499.

However, if you want to upgrade the GPU, there is a gotcha in the cost of doing so – it will cost you $300 more than Apple’s website initially indicates …