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AppleCreator monitor
Studio Display (2022)
Released March 2022.3Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2022/03/apple-unveils-all-new-mac-studio-and-studio-displayRead 10 October 2026Orders opened on announcement day. The display began arriving to customers on Friday, March 18, 2022. Last checked 23 October 2026.
- Screen size
- 27in
- Resolution
- 5120 × 2880
- Refresh rate
- 60Hz
- Panel
- IPS
71 of 172 fields known.
At a glance
Brightness (typical, SDR)
A reviewer measured 591 nits.11Reviewmonitornerds.com/apple-studio-display-review-premium-5k-retina-display-monitor-for-professionalsRead 10 October 2026Monitornerds sample reached 591 cd/m2 at 100% brightness. Single unit, glass option not stated. Apple rates the display at 600 nits.
Higher than 95% of other monitors.
Power use SDR (EU label)
Lower than 79% of other monitors. Lower is better.
Ports
- Thunderbolt 3
- 3 USB-C 10 Gbps
General
- Series
- Studio Display3Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2022/03/apple-unveils-all-new-mac-studio-and-studio-displayRead 10 October 2026Press release names the product Studio Display.
- GTIN / EAN
- Not available
- Announced
- 8 March 20223Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2022/03/apple-unveils-all-new-mac-studio-and-studio-displayRead 10 October 2026Press release dated March 8, 2022.
- Predecessor
- Not available
- Successor
- Apple Studio Display (2026)13Press article9to5mac.com/2026/03/03/apple-launches-new-generation-of-studio-displayRead 23 October 20269to5Mac says the new Studio Display is a straight replacement for the previous-generation model.
- Markets
- Not available
Display
- Screen size
- 27in(68.6 cm)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Display: 27-inch (diagonal) 5K Retina display.
- Viewable screen diagonal
- Not available
- Native resolution
- 5120 × 2880px1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Display: 5120-by-2880 resolution at 218 pixels per inch.
- Pixel density
- 217.6ppi
- Pixel pitch
- Not available
- Active display area
- Not available
- Curved
- Not available
- Curvature radius
- Not available
- Screen surface
- Glossy6Press articletftcentral.co.uk/reviews/apple-studio-displayRead 10 October 2026TFTCentral launch article: standard glass glossy coating. Nano-texture glass is an optional extra.
- Anti-reflection coating
- Anti-reflective coating3Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2022/03/apple-unveils-all-new-mac-studio-and-studio-displayRead 10 October 2026Press release: an industry-leading anti-reflective coating enables incredibly low reflectivity.
- Touchscreen
- Not available
Panel
- Panel type (as published)
- Not available
- Backlight
- Not available
- Local dimming
- No5Reviewrtings.com/monitor/reviews/apple/studio-displayRead 10 October 2026Public verdict: low contrast and no local dimming.
- Dimming zones
- Not available
- Panel maker
- Not available
- Panel part number
- Not available
- Panel generation
- Not available
- Subpixel layout
- Not available
- Colour depth method
- Not available
- Displayable colours
- 1 billion1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Display: Support for 1 billion colors, as published.
- sRGB coverage
- Not available
- DCI-P3 coverage
- Not available
- Adobe RGB coverage
- Not available
- Rec. 2020 coverage
- Not available
- NTSC coverage
- Not available
- Factory calibrated
- Not available
- Claimed Delta E
- Not available
- Paper calibration report in box
- Not available
- Hardware calibration support
- Not available
- Static contrast ratio
- Not available
- Brightness (typical, SDR)
- 600nits1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Display: 600 nits brightness. Apple does not say if this is typical or peak, and publishes no HDR mode.
- Brightness (maker minimum)
- Not available
- Peak brightness (HDR)
- Not available
- HDR peak test window
- Not available
- Full-screen brightness
- Not available
- HDR formats
- Not available
- Viewing angle (horizontal)
- Not available
- Viewing angle (vertical)
- Not available
Refresh rate and motion
- Refresh rate per resolution and port
Refresh rate per resolution and port. The top rate is in bold. Resolution Thunderbolt 3 5120 × 2880Native 60Hz Show as source table
Width (px) Height (px) Input Input version Maximum accepted rate (Hz) 5120 2880 Thunderbolt 3 60 - Max refresh rate
- 60Hz
- Max refresh rate at native resolution
- 60Hz
- Max refresh rate over DisplayPort
- Not available
- Max refresh rate over HDMI
- Not available
- Max refresh rate over USB-C
- 60Hz
- Max refresh rate at 10-bit
- Not available
- Native refresh rate
- 60Hz5Reviewrtings.com/monitor/reviews/apple/studio-displayRead 10 October 2026Public result: Max Refresh Rate 60 Hz.
- Overclocked refresh rate
- Not available
- Dual mode
- Not available
- Minimum fixed refresh rate
- Not available
- Adaptive sync technologies
- Not available
- VRR range per port
- Not available
- Low framerate compensation
- Not available
- Response time (maker GtG claim)
- Not available
- Response time (maker MPRT claim)
- Not available
- Overdrive settings
- Not available
- Motion blur reduction
- Not available
- Blur-reduction technology
- Not available
- Blur reduction works with VRR
- Not available
- Flicker-free (claimed)
- Not available
- Black frame insertion
- Not available
Measured
- Input lag at maximum refresh rate
- Not available
- Average response time (measured)
- Not available
- Overshoot (measured)
- Not available
- Contrast ratio (measured)
- 1,099:111Reviewmonitornerds.com/apple-studio-display-review-premium-5k-retina-display-monitor-for-professionalsRead 10 October 2026Contrast ratio 1099:1 measured at 50% brightness on one sample. Apple publishes no contrast figure.
- SDR brightness (measured)
- 591nits11Reviewmonitornerds.com/apple-studio-display-review-premium-5k-retina-display-monitor-for-professionalsRead 10 October 2026Monitornerds sample reached 591 cd/m2 at 100% brightness. Single unit, glass option not stated. Apple rates the display at 600 nits.
- HDR brightness in a real scene (measured)
- Not available
- PWM flicker frequency (measured)
- Not available
- VRR range (measured)
- Not available
- Colour accuracy (measured Delta E)
- 0.7511Reviewmonitornerds.com/apple-studio-display-review-premium-5k-retina-display-monitor-for-professionalsRead 10 October 2026Average deltaE 0.75 in the default mode before any calibration. The reference mode scores 0.25 on the same sample.
- Gray uniformity (measured)
- Not available
- Reflections (measured)
- Not available
Connectivity
- Video inputs
Type Version Count Thunderbolt 3 1 - HDMI ports
- 0
- DisplayPort ports
- 0
- Highest HDMI version
- Not available
- Highest DisplayPort version
- Not available
- HDMI features
- Not available
- USB-C video (DP Alt Mode)
- Not available
- USB-C power delivered
- 96W1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Connections: 96W host charging over the Thunderbolt 3 port.
- USB upstream ports
- Not available
- USB downstream hub ports
Connector USB version Count USB-C 10 Gbps 3 - KVM switch
- Not available
- 3.5 mm headphone output
- No1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Connections list only the Thunderbolt 3 port and three USB-C ports. No audio jack is listed.
- 3.5 mm microphone input
- No1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Connections lists only the Thunderbolt 3 port and three USB-C ports. No microphone jack is listed.
- Picture in picture
- Not available
- Picture by picture
- Not available
Smart features
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- Smart platform
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Not available
- Bluetooth
- Not available
- Remote control
- Not available
Audio and camera
- Number of speakers
- 61Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Audio: six-speaker system.
- Speaker power per channel
- Not available
Ergonomics and controls
- Stand height adjustment
- 0mm1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Stand: the standard stand is the tilt-adjustable stand with no height travel. The optional tilt- and height-adjustable stand has 105 mm and is not stored.
- Tilt
- Forward5°Backward25°1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Stand: tilt -5 to +25 degrees. Stored as 5 forward and 25 backward.
- Swivel
- Not available
- Pivot
- Not available
- VESA adapter needed
- Not available
- Security lock slot
- Not available
- On-screen menu controls
- Not available
- Desktop software
- Not available
- User firmware updates
- Yes1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Footnote: camera features and firmware updates require connection to a Mac.
- Presence sensor
- No7EU energy label (EPREL)eprel.ec.europa.eu/fiches/electronicdisplays/Fiche_1053323_EN.pdfRead 10 October 2026Room presence sensor available: No.
- RGB lighting
- Not available
- Gaming menu features
- Not available
OLED care
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- OLED care
- Not available
- Burn-in covered by warranty
- Not available
- Burn-in warranty length
- Not available
Dimensions and weight
Front and side, drawn to scale.
- Dimensions with stand
- Width623Height (lowest)478Height (highest)478Depth168mm(24.5 × 18.8 × 6.6 in)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Studio Display with tilt-adjustable stand: width 24.5 in (62.3 cm), height 18.8 in (47.8 cm), depth 6.6 in (16.8 cm). The stand has no height travel, so lowest and highest height are the same.
- Dimensions without stand
- Width623Height362Depth31mm(24.5 × 14.3 × 1.2 in)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Studio Display with VESA mount adapter: width 24.5 in (62.3 cm), height 14.3 in (36.2 cm), depth 1.2 in (3.1 cm). The stand is built in and cannot be removed, so this configuration with the adapter attached is the closest published body size.
- Stand footprint
- Not available
- Weight with stand
- 6.3kg(13.9 lb)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Studio Display with tilt-adjustable stand: 13.9 pounds (6.3 kg). Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
- Weight without stand
- 5.5kg(12.1 lb)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Studio Display with VESA mount adapter: 12.1 pounds (5.5 kg), adapter included.
- Box dimensions
- Not available
- Box weight
- Not available
Power
- EU energy class SDRE7EU energy label (EPREL)eprel.ec.europa.eu/fiches/electronicdisplays/Fiche_1053323_EN.pdfRead 10 October 2026Energy Efficiency Class for SDR: E. The HDR class is n.a.
- Adapter rating
- Not available
- Input voltage
- 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Electrical and Operating Requirements: line voltage 100 to 240V AC, frequency 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase.
- Power use (max)
- Not available
- Power use SDR (EU label)
- 21.2W7EU energy label (EPREL)eprel.ec.europa.eu/fiches/electronicdisplays/Fiche_1053323_EN.pdfRead 10 October 2026On mode power demand in SDR 21,2 W. The sheet lists no HDR mode.
- Power use HDR (EU label)
- Not available
- Off-mode power
- Not available
- EU energy class HDR
- Not available
- Energy per 1000 h SDR
- 21kWh8EU energy label (EPREL)eprel.ec.europa.eu/labels/electronicdisplays/Label_1053323.pdfRead 10 October 2026EU label shows 21 kWh/1000h.
- Energy per 1000 h HDR
- Not available
Certifications
- VESA ClearMR
- Not available
- VESA AdaptiveSync Display
- Not available
- TÜV certifications
- Not available
- Low blue light
- Not available
- ENERGY STAR
- Yes1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026Environment: ENERGY STAR certified.
- TCO Certified
- Not available
- Colour certifications
- Not available
- Other certifications
- Not available
In the box
- In the box
- Studio Display, Thunderbolt cable (1 m)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026In the Box: Studio Display and Thunderbolt cable (1 m). The power cable is attached and not listed.
- Cables included
Type Count Thunderbolt cable (1 m) 1
Warranty
- Manufacturer warranty (source market)
- 1year7EU energy label (EPREL)eprel.ec.europa.eu/fiches/electronicdisplays/Fiche_1053323_EN.pdfRead 10 October 2026Minimum duration of the general guarantee offered by the supplier: 1 year (EU sheet).
- Dead pixel policy
- Not available
Links
- Product page
- Not available
- Spec sheet
- support.apple.com/en-us/1118901Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890Read 10 October 2026
- Manual
- support.apple.com/guide/studio-display/take-a-tour-studio-display-apd90cb5b744/2023/mac/142Owner's manualsupport.apple.com/guide/studio-display/take-a-tour-studio-display-apd90cb5b744/2023/mac/14Read 10 October 2026Apple Studio Display user guide for the 2023 macOS 14 edition, which describes the Thunderbolt 3 model.
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Sources
We read 13 sources for this monitor. The numbers match the markers in the sheet.
- Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111890
- Press articletftcentral.co.uk/reviews/apple-studio-display
- EU energy label (EPREL)eprel.ec.europa.eu/fiches/electronicdisplays/Fiche_1053323_EN.pdf
- EU energy label (EPREL)eprel.ec.europa.eu/labels/electronicdisplays/Label_1053323.pdf
- Maker spec sheet (PDF)apple.com/environment/pdf/products/displays/Apple_Studio_Display_PER_March2022.pdf
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