Overview
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple has "largely written off" the Mac Pro, with no significant update expected in 2026.
- Work on the M4 Ultra was stopped and the Mac Pro variant planned to use it was canceled, according to the report.
- The next top-tier Apple Silicon chip is the M5 Ultra, which sources say is currently slated only for a new Mac Studio.
- Apple last refreshed the Mac Pro in June 2023 with the M2 Ultra, while the Mac Studio has since advanced to the M3 Ultra.
- Internal sentiment reportedly favors Mac Studio as Apple’s pro desktop going forward, as unified memory reduces the benefits of the Mac Pro’s PCIe expandability.