Mac Studio M5 Ultra has a 512 GB RAM option, priced from $22,299

Apple has just opened the 512 GB unified memory option for Mac Studio using the M5 Ultra chip on its online store. When it announced the M5 Max and M5 Ultra configurations of the Mac Studio back in August, Apple promised the option would be available by the end of October, and the company kept that schedule.

To choose 512 GB of RAM, buyers must get the highest M5 Ultra version with 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU. This configuration starts at $6,799 in the US, and comes with 96 GB of unified memory. Upgrading to 512 GB costs an additional $15,500, bringing the price of the Mac Studio M5 Ultra with 512 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD to $22,299.

If you further increase the internal memory to a maximum of 16 TB, the total price of the device will reach 29,799 USD. MacRumors calls this an expensive upgrade.

Apple says orders for the Mac Studio with 512 GB of RAM will ship between late November and early December.

With Mac Studio using the M5 Max chip, Apple still only allows a maximum of 128 GB of RAM. Thus, 512 GB is a separate option for the highest-end M5 Ultra, and users who want this level of memory will have to pay for a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU.