The Apple Mac Pro, their top-of-the-line computer, has been updated to now use the company's own chips. And now, you can preorder yours.
The 2023 Apple Mac Pro
The Mac Pro has long been the powerhouse of choice for the most demanding companies and creatives, and now, it has gotten the Apple Silicon treatment. Here's what you can expect from the latest model:
- 24-core M2 Ultra chip with 60- or 76-core GPU
- Up to 192 GB of unified memory with 800 GB/s of bandwidth
- Up to 8 TB SSD storage
- Up to 22 simultaneous streams of 8K ProRes video
- Up to 3x faster video transcoding and 3D simulations than Intel-based Mac Pro
- Seven PCIe expansion slots with six open slots supporting gen 4
- Eight Thunderbolt 4 ports
- Three USB-A ports
- Two high-bandwidth HDMI ports with 8K and 240 Hz support
- Support for up to six Pro Display XDRs
- Two 10 Gb Ethernet ports
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth 5.3
Preorder
The new Mac Pro is now available for preorder, with availability beginning on June 13.
I'm I the only one seeing a cheese grater?
I see a wind farm. A really weird wind farm.
It's also just about 50x what I need for DxO and Illustrator and I can't haul it to the café with me so I'm pretty sure I'm not the target market.
You are very late to that comparison. This Mac was pretty much known as the ‘cheese grater’ since it was originally launched in 2019.