The subsequent Mac Pro may be extra locked down than ever

The Mac Pro is the ultimate Intel Mac within the lineup, however it doesn’t seem like Apple saved one of the best for final. Following reviews that the chip wouldn’t be as quick as anticipated and the RAM received’t be upgradeable, the newest rumor from Mark Gurman dumps a bucket of chilly water on one other anticipated characteristic: graphics card help.

According to a tweet from Gurman, who has leaked a number of Mac Pro particulars not too long ago, the Apple silicon Mac Pro “might lack consumer upgradeable GPUs.” Along with CPU efficiency, help for RAM and GPU upgrades are two of the principle causes customers decide to spend $5,999 and up on the modular tower.

That’s one more blow to the Mac Pro, which is trying much less spectacular with every passing rumor. Here’s a recap of the information from the previous few weeks:

• Rather than the M2 Extreme chip that was rumored final yr, the Mac Pro is predicted to have an M2 Ultra chip with a 24-core CPU and 76-core GPU in comparison with the M1 Ultra’s 20-core CPU and 64-core GPU.
• Like the remainder of Apple’s chips, the Mac Pro’s processor will use unified reminiscence constructed into the system-on-chip and subsequently received’t be upgradeable like the present mannequin.
• The Apple silicon Mac Pro can have the identical design because the Intel mannequin regardless of vital inside adjustments.

And now, it reportedly received’t have an upgradeable GPU both. According to Gurman, storage can be “the principle user-upgradeable element within the new Mac Pro” and the most important distinction between the M2 Ultra within the Mac Pro and the M1 Ultra within the Mac Studio can be “efficiency from extra cooling.”

If the within of the case is as empty because the reviews point out, there can be lots of area for further cooling. We simply hope Apple nonetheless sells a Wheels Kit that prices greater than a Mac mini.