Apple retires Mac Pro, leaves Mac Studio as flagship desktop
© APPLE Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro, according to 9to5Mac, which says the company confirmed there are no plans for future Mac Pro hardware. This basically ends Apple’s long-running tower workstation line.
The last Mac Pro update arrived in June 2023, when Apple moved the system to M2 Ultra while keeping the 2019 chassis. That version started at $6,999, but it went without another refresh even after Apple introduced newer desktop silicon in the Mac Studio lineup.
Apple has also confirmed to 9to5Mac that it has no plans to offer future Mac Pro hardware.
This means Mac Studio now sits at the top of Apple’s desktop range for professional users. Apple’s current Mac Studio lineup includes M4 Max and M3 Ultra configurations, and Apple says M3 Ultra offers up to a 32-core CPU, up to an 80-core GPU, Thunderbolt 5, and support for up to 512GB of unified memory.
Source: Apple
The Mac Pro had one clear hardware advantage over Mac Studio, PCIe expansion . Even so, Apple silicon never turned it back into a traditional GPU-upgrade workstation, which limited its role for some high-end users who had stayed with the tower format for flexibility.
The decision is not a surprise. Mac Pro remained on M2 Ultra for nearly three years, while Mac Studio moved ahead with newer chips and Thunderbolt 5, which Apple now presents as part of its high-end desktop story.
Source: 9to5Mac
