Overview
- Apple confirmed to 9to5Mac that the Mac Pro is discontinued with no successor planned, and the tower has been removed from its website.
- The Mac Studio now leads Apple’s desktop lineup, with multiple reports saying an M5 Ultra version is expected later this year.
- Apple Silicon combines memory and graphics on the chip, which blocks RAM and graphics card upgrades and undercuts the point of PCIe slots in a tower.
- The final Mac Pro arrived in 2023 with an M2 Ultra at $6,999, while similar Mac Studio setups offered near‑matching performance for roughly $3,000 less.
- Coverage from Ars Technica and The Register frames the move as part of a wider shift to tightly integrated, non‑upgradeable systems, closing a product line that began in 2006.