htmlOn October 24, in the latest issue of the "Power On" newsletter, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gulman said that Apple is testing Mac Pro equipped with a self-developed processing platform. Not long ago, Apple CEO O Cook also posted on Twitter, saying that their team in Austin is working hard to develop the next generation of silicon chips, probably the one used for Mac Pro.
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Mark Gulman believes that the first Mac Pro equipped with Apple M series chips will not be available for sale by 2023, but testing of this device has been conducted internally. He also gave the specific configuration of the computer. The processor will be at least twice or four times the chip version of the M2 Max, with 24 CPU cores, 76 GPU cores and 192GB of memory, and the computer is running macOS Ventura 13.3.
Follow Apple's chip development route, this so-called M2 "super enhanced version" should also be "stitched" together through several M2 chips and greatly improve the cache bandwidth, thereby providing strong performance. Everyone has already appreciated the performance of the M1 Ultra on Mac Studio. It is also very difficult to fill this processing platform in daily use, so this "super M2" will be even more difficult to fill.
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As the computer host with the strongest processing performance of Apple, the iteration rhythm of Mac Pro can be said to be the slowest in the entire Mac series. The current Mac Pro is equipped with Intel Xeon 28 core CPU, with the highest AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo GPU available, priced at up to 48,000 yuan, , and this is also the only computer host on sale on the official website that does not have Apple's Silicon.
In order to enhance the interconnection between devices and form an ecological closed loop, Apple has vigorously popularized M-series chips in the past two years. Now most Mac products and some mid-to-high-end iPad series are equipped with M-series chips. On the one hand, it is an improvement in performance and energy efficiency ratio, . On the other hand, the same processing platform is also convenient for developers to adapt. Some professional efficiency tools can also be used directly on iPads. The recently launched Da Vinci video clip is the best example.
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Of course, this console is not affordable for ordinary consumers. It is estimated that the price of the new model will reach more than 50,000 or 60,000 yuan. Mac Pro is more prepared for some large companies in the film and television and visual design industries. If you really like Apple consoles, Xiao Lei thinks that Mac Studio or Mac mini is already very good.
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