AWS Launches New Mac Studio-Based Amazon EC2 M4 Max Mac Instances

Amazon EC2 M4 Max Mac instances provide developers with high-performance Mac environments powered by Apple M4 Max hardware.

By Amelia Ross · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-01-23 · 1 min read

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Retrospective edition: 2026-01-23. Source published: 2026-01-23. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

AWS expanded its EC2 Mac instance family with the general availability of M4 Max Mac instances in 2026, using Apple Mac Studio hardware featuring 16-core CPUs, 40-core GPUs, and 128GB unified memory. These instances promise up to 25% better build performance compared to prior M1 Ultra Mac instances.

Designed for demanding Apple platform application builds and tests—including iOS, macOS, iPadOS, and visionOS—the M4 Max Mac instances leverage AWS Nitro System for up to 10 Gbps network and 8 Gbps EBS throughput. Availability spans US East (N. Virginia) and US West (Oregon) regions.

Source & further reading

Announcing general availability of Amazon EC2 M4 Max Mac instances ↗

Source published 2026-01-23. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.