This year, Apple is expected to complete the transition from Intel chips to ARM technology with the announcement of a new Mac Pro. Mark Gurman, used to this type of leak, has just shared his estimates about the beast. For him, his design should not change in the slightest. We can therefore easily assume that the user will have the choice between two configurations:either in the form of a rack, to be installed under the screen, or in the form of a tower. The central unit available today is, with this second choice, movable on casters for an option costing several hundred euros.
With this, Gurman assumes that the ninth generation of the Mac Pro will offer aexpandable internal storage. This is a major differentiation for consumers, because to date no Apple computer offers it, except the previous version of this machine. Indeed, the transition to Apple silicon chips is also synonymous with SiP, forsystem in package. Under this name hides a motherboard where all the components dedicated to performance are welded together, namely the RAM modules, the memory, the CPU, the graphics card and the Neural Engine.
That will leave storage as the main user-upgradeable component in the new Mac Pro, which will have the same design as the current, Intel model. The big difference between a Mac Pro and a Mac Studio — in addition to M1 Ultra to M2 Ultra — should be performance from more cooling.
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman)January 26, 2023
Mac Pro: the A380 of desktop computers
Still according to Gurman, the Mac Pro of 2023 could be delivered with a GPU that accommodates up to - hold on tight -seventy six hearts. If this is true, the device will therefore be particularly intended for video editors, VJs, or even big data. The chip, which could be called M2 Ultra, should also be suitable for cryptocurrency miners. Moreover, the component is likely to be supported by a strong cooling system.
Only downside: this Mac Pro coulddo not support external graphics cards. Furthermore, apart from the internal storage, it will not be possible to upgrade any other features after purchase. So no more changing the GPU or adding RAM modules...
Benchmarks far beyond Mac Studio results
Coming back to ventilation, thanks to the imposing size of the Mac Pro (52.9 x 45 x 21.8 cm today), the M2 Ultra chip should be able to run at full power without needing to be slowed down. This is not the case with the M1 Ultra on Mac Studio: when the circuit overheats, the operating system limits performance to preserve the hardware. To conclude, the Mac Pro should therefore be much faster thanthe Mac Studio.
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