This is the first time when Mac Pro has been upgraded with a new chip, ever since it was launched four years ago. Apple has retained the design of the Intel-based Mac Pro but there are several changes on the inside. For starters, the new Mac Pro with M2 Ultra comes with a 24-core CPU, up to 76-core GPU and 192 GB unified memory. To maximize the productivity of pro users, Apple has provided six open PCIe Gen 4 slots and eight Thunderbolt ports, which is twice the number of Thunderbolt ports that the original Mac Pro had. With the new M2 Ultra chip, the Mac Pro 2023 is three times faster than the fastest Intel-powered Mac Pro. There are also two HDMI ports, dual 10-gigabit Ethernet ports, and support for WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. To creators’ delight, the Mac Pro still comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack. Apple has also offered seven built-in Afterburner cards with the capability to play 22 streams of 8K ProRes video The new Mac Pro starts at $6,999 and will be available to order starting today with deliveries starting June 13. In addition to Mac Pro, Apple also announced a new 15-inch MacBook Air powered by the M2 chip and a Mac Studio with the M2 Ultra chipset at the WWDC event. You may also like:
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