Overview
- Mark Gurman reports Apple has "largely written off" the Mac Pro internally, with sentiment favoring Mac Studio as its pro desktop path.
- Development of the M4 Ultra chip has stopped, and the Mac Pro variant planned to use it was canceled.
- The next high-end chip, M5 Ultra, is currently planned only for a new Mac Studio, pointing to no significant Mac Pro update in 2026.
- Mac Pro last saw a refresh in June 2023 with M2 Ultra, while Mac Studio advanced to M3 Ultra earlier this year.
- Analysts note Apple Silicon’s unified memory and lack of third‑party GPU support curb the value of internal PCIe expansion, diminishing the Mac Pro’s traditional advantages.