Apple has officially pulled the plug on the Mac Pro. The company confirmed to 9to5Mac that the desktop powerhouse has been discontinued, with no plans for a successor.
The move doesn’t come as a surprise. The last refresh arrived in June 2023, when Apple introduced an M2 Ultra-powered Mac Pro to replace the long-running Intel-based model from 2019.
With the Mac Pro now out of the picture, the Mac Studio is set to take over as Apple’s top-tier desktop for power users. Apple updated the Mac Studio last year with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips, along with Thunderbolt 5 connectivity, delivering performance that already rivalled – and in some cases surpassed – the Mac Pro in a more compact form factor.
Moreover, the Mac Pro didn’t offer much over the Mac Studio that would make it compelling. Like the Mac Studio, the Mac Pro didn’t feature user-upgradeable memory. Sure, it had more Thunderbolt ports, but really, the only thing it had over the Mac Studio was PCIe expansion slots. Clearly, this wasn’t something that many users needed.
Now, the current Mac lineup looks clearer and more streamlined, and is built around the efficiency and scalability of Apple Silicon.
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Source: 9to5Mac