Overview
- Apple confirmed to 9to5Mac that it discontinued the Mac Pro and has no plans for future models.
- The company removed the workstation from its online store and is selling remaining units through retail stores, according to Bloomberg.
- Industry reporting positions the compact Mac Studio as the successor, offering similar performance in a smaller box starting at $1,999 compared with the Mac Pro’s $6,999 entry price.
- Apple silicon puts the CPU, GPU, and memory on one chip, which ends user upgrades and lessens the need for the Mac Pro’s PCIe slots as Thunderbolt 5 can handle many add‑on tasks externally.
- The final Mac Pro stayed on Apple’s M2 Ultra chip while other Macs moved to newer generations, underscoring why Apple consolidated its desktop lineup.