Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro
June 5, 2023
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Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro
With M2 Max and the new M2 Extremely, Mac Studio is a efficiency powerhouse in a compact design, whereas the new Mac Pro combines the extremely highly effective M2 Extremely with PCIe enlargement and completes the Mac transition to Apple silicon
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple at the moment launched the new Mac Studio and Mac Pro, the 2 strongest Macs ever made. Mac Studio options M2 Max and the new M2 Extremely, delivering an enormous increase in efficiency and enhanced connectivity in its stunningly compact design. Mac Studio is up to 6x quicker than probably the most highly effective Intel-based 27-inch iMac,1 and up to 3x quicker than the previous-generation Mac Studio with M1 Extremely.2 Mac Pro, now that includes M2 Extremely, combines the unprecedented efficiency of Apple’s strongest chip with the flexibility of PCIe enlargement. Mac Pro is up to 3x quicker than the previous-generation Intel-based mannequin.3 That includes up to 192GB of unified reminiscence, Mac Studio with M2 Extremely and Mac Pro have way more reminiscence than probably the most superior workstation graphics playing cards, taking up demanding workloads different methods can’t even course of. The new Mac Pro completes the Mac transition to Apple silicon and, along with the remainder of Apple’s professional methods, provides customers probably the most highly effective and succesful lineup of professional merchandise Apple has ever supplied. Mac Studio and Mac Pro can be found to order at the moment, with availability starting Tuesday, June 13.
“The new Mac Studio and Mac Pro with Apple silicon are the 2 strongest Macs we’ve ever made,” stated John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice chairman of {Hardware} Engineering. “Mac Studio has been a breakthrough for execs in every single place, and it’s on the coronary heart of a whole bunch of hundreds of dwelling and professional studios internationally. Right this moment, it will get even higher with M2 Max and the new M2 Extremely, that includes much more efficiency and enhanced connectivity. And for these customers who want the flexibility of inside enlargement, Mac Pro combines PCIe slots with our strongest chip. The new Mac Studio and Mac Pro be a part of our different professional methods to give our customers probably the most highly effective and succesful lineup of professional merchandise that Apple has ever supplied.”
Mac Studio: A Efficiency Powerhouse
Mac Studio empowers execs to construct the studio of their goals with its groundbreaking efficiency and intensive connectivity in a compact kind that lives proper on their desks. With M2 Max and M2 Extremely, the new Mac Studio supplies an enormous increase in efficiency versus the earlier technology and an enormous leap for customers coming from older Macs. Mac Studio with M2 Max is up to 50 p.c quicker than the previous-generation Mac Studio4 and 4x quicker than probably the most highly effective Intel-based 27-inch iMac.1 It includes a 12-core CPU, up to a 38-core GPU, and up to 96GB of unified reminiscence with 400GB/s of reminiscence bandwidth.
Compared to Mac Studio with M1 Max,4 Mac Studio with M2 Max:
- Empowers movement graphics designers utilizing After Results to render up to 50 p.c quicker.
- Allows builders to construct new variations of apps with Xcode at blazing pace, with up to 25 p.c quicker efficiency.
Mac Studio with M2 Extremely takes Mac efficiency to new heights. M2 Extremely delivers twice the efficiency and capabilities of M2 Max, and is Apple’s largest and most succesful system on a chip (SoC) ever. Mac Studio with M2 Extremely is up to 3x quicker than the previous-generation Mac Studio with M1 Extremely,2 and up to 6x quicker than probably the most highly effective Intel-based 27-inch iMac.1 It includes a 24-core CPU, up to a 76-core GPU, and up to 192GB of reminiscence with 800GB/s of unified reminiscence bandwidth for workstation-class efficiency.
Compared to Mac Studio with M1 Extremely,2 Mac Studio with M2 Extremely:
- Empowers 3D artists utilizing Octane to render up to 3x quicker.
- Allows colorists utilizing DaVinci Resolve to see up to 50 p.c quicker video processing than earlier than.
Mac Studio: Enhanced Connectivity
That includes a big selection of connectivity inside straightforward attain for execs, the new Mac Studio now has higher-bandwidth HDMI, enabling up to 8K decision and 240Hz body charges. With M2 Extremely, Mac Studio helps up to six Pro Show XDRs — driving over 100 million pixels — permitting for an unlimited quantity of display screen actual property for professional workflows. Moreover, it now options superior built-in wi-fi applied sciences. Wi-Fi 6E delivers obtain speeds which are up to twice as quick because the earlier technology, whereas Bluetooth 5.3 permits customers to join to the most recent Bluetooth equipment. On the again, Mac Studio consists of 4 Thunderbolt 4 ports, a 10Gb Ethernet port, an enhanced HDMI port, and two USB-A ports. It additionally conveniently has two USB-C ports and an SD card slot on the entrance to simply import pictures and video.
Apple Silicon Comes to Mac Pro
Mac Pro delivers the groundbreaking efficiency of M2 Extremely, plus the flexibility of PCIe enlargement, taking probably the most demanding workflows to the subsequent degree. Whereas the Intel-based Mac Pro began with an 8-core CPU and might be configured up from there, each Mac Pro has Apple’s strongest 24-core CPU, an up to 76-core GPU, and begins with twice the reminiscence and SSD storage. The new Mac Pro will also be configured with up to an enormous 192GB of reminiscence with 800GB/s of unified reminiscence bandwidth. That is way more reminiscence than probably the most superior workstation graphics playing cards. Now each Mac Pro has the efficiency of not only one however seven Afterburner playing cards in-built. It additionally options the identical industry-leading media engine as Mac Studio with M2 Extremely. Each can play an unprecedented 22 streams of 8K ProRes video.
Compared to the Intel-based Mac Pro, Mac Pro with M2 Extremely:
- Empowers demanding real-world professional workflows like video transcoding and 3D simulations to run up to 3x quicker.3
- Allows video engineers to ingest 24 4K digital camera feeds and encode them to ProRes in actual time, all on a single machine, when utilizing six video I/O playing cards.5
Mac Pro: The Versatility of PCIe Growth
The new Mac Pro brings PCIe enlargement to Apple silicon for execs who need the efficiency of M2 Extremely and depend on inside enlargement for his or her workflows. Mac Pro options seven PCle enlargement slots, with six open enlargement slots that assist gen 4, which is 2x quicker than earlier than, so customers can customise Mac Pro with important playing cards. From audio execs who want digital sign processing (DSP) playing cards, to video execs who want serial digital interface (SDI) I/O playing cards for connecting to skilled cameras and screens, to customers who want further networking and storage, Mac Pro lets professionals customise and broaden their methods, pushing the bounds of their most demanding workflows.
Mac Pro: Superior Connectivity
The big selection of connectivity in Mac Pro will get even higher with eight built-in Thunderbolt 4 ports — six on the again and two on the highest — which is twice as many as earlier than. It helps up to six Pro Show XDRs, together with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, which come to the new Mac Pro for quick wi-fi connectivity. Moreover, Mac Pro consists of three USB-A ports, two higher-bandwidth HDMI ports that assist up to 8K decision and up to 240Hz body charges, two 10Gb Ethernet ports, and a headphone jack that allows the usage of high-impedance headphones.
Higher for the Setting
The new Mac Studio and Mac Pro are designed with the surroundings in thoughts, together with 100% recycled uncommon earth components in all magnets, and 100% recycled gold plating and tin soldering in a number of printed circuit boards. Each use far much less vitality than the desktops of their class, and over 40 p.c lower than the ENERGY STAR effectivity requirement. Mac Studio and Mac Pro are freed from mercury, PVC, and beryllium, and over 95 p.c of the packaging is fiber primarily based.
Right this moment, Apple is carbon impartial for world company operations and is targeted on its Apple 2030 aim to make each product carbon impartial. This implies each Mac Apple creates, from design to manufacturing to buyer use, could have net-zero local weather affect.
macOS: The World’s Most Superior Desktop Working System
Designed to take full benefit of Apple silicon, Mac Studio and Mac Pro include macOS Ventura, delivering breakthrough efficiency and productiveness. Options like Stage Supervisor make specializing in duties and transferring between apps and home windows simpler and quicker than ever, whereas Continuity Digital camera, Handoff in FaceTime, Safari passkeys, and the Freeform app assist customers be extra productive and expressive. Highly effective gaming options like MetalFX Upscaling assist speed up gameplay efficiency with beautiful graphics and optimizations for Apple silicon, whereas professional apps like Ultimate Lower Pro and Logic Pro allow customers to sort out extra complicated initiatives, all at blazing speeds.
Arriving this fall, macOS Sonoma provides highly effective options and productiveness instruments that unlock new methods to get issues accomplished on Mac. Dynamic video conferencing options, together with Presenter Overlay, elevate the presence of customers when showcasing their work throughout video calls by together with them on high of the content material they’re sharing. Designed to allow hybrid in-studio and distant professional workflows, macOS Sonoma brings a new excessive efficiency mode to the Display screen Sharing app, which leverages the superior media engine in Apple silicon to ship extremely responsive distant entry, together with low-latency audio, excessive body charges, and assist for reference coloration. Customers can place widgets proper on the desktop, work together with them with only a click on, and via the magic of Continuity, use iPhone widgets whereas they work. Now it’s straightforward to full highly effective duties — like working Shortcuts — proper from widgets on desktop. Large updates come to Safari, taking productiveness on the internet to the subsequent degree with profiles, which retains looking separate between a number of subjects or initiatives, and internet apps on Mac, which offer quicker entry to favourite websites.
Pricing and Availability
- The new Mac Studio and Mac Pro can be found to order at the moment on apple.com/retailer and within the Apple Retailer app. They may begin to arrive to clients, and might be accessible in Apple Retailer areas and Apple Licensed Resellers, starting Tuesday, June 13.
- Mac Studio begins at $1,999 (U.S.) and $1,799 (U.S.) for schooling. Extra configure-to-order choices can be found at apple.com/retailer.
- Accessible in each tower and rack-mounted enclosures, Mac Pro (Tower Enclosure) begins at $6,999 (U.S.) and $6,599 (U.S.) for schooling. Mac Pro (Rack Enclosure) begins at $7,499 (U.S.) and $6,999 (U.S.) for schooling. Extra technical specs and configure-to-order choices can be found at apple.com/mac-pro.
- Extra data on Studio Show, Pro Show XDR, and Magic equipment is accessible at apple.com/store/buy-mac.
- With Apple Commerce In, clients can commerce of their present laptop and get credit score towards a new Mac. Clients can go to apple.com/store/trade-in to see what their machine is price.
- Each buyer who buys a Mac from Apple can take pleasure in a free On-line Private Session with an Apple Specialist, get their product arrange in choose shops, together with assist with information switch, and obtain steerage on how to make their new Mac work the best way they need.
- AppleCare+ for Mac supplies professional technical assist and further {hardware} protection from Apple, together with limitless incidents of unintentional injury safety, every topic to a service payment.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private know-how with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Right this moment, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Apple’s 5 software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple units and empower folks with breakthrough providers together with the App Retailer, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple’s greater than 100,000 workers are devoted to making the most effective merchandise on earth, and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
- Outcomes are in contrast to previous-generation 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9-based 27-inch iMac methods with Radeon Pro 5700 XT graphics with 16GB of GDDR6, 128GB of RAM, and 8TB SSD.
- Outcomes are in contrast to previous-generation Mac Studio methods with Apple M1 Extremely, a 20-core CPU, a 64-core GPU, 128GB of RAM, and 8TB SSD.
- Outcomes are in contrast to previous-generation 2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W-based Mac Pro methods with Radeon Pro W6900X graphics with 32GB of GDDR6, configured with Afterburner, 384GB of RAM, and 4TB SSD.
- Outcomes are in contrast to previous-generation Mac Studio methods with Apple M1 Max, a 10-core CPU, a 32-core GPU, 64GB of RAM, and 8TB SSD.
- Testing was carried out by Apple in April and Could 2023 utilizing preproduction Mac Pro methods with Apple M2 Extremely, a 24-core CPU, a 76-core GPU, 192GB of RAM, and 8TB SSD. It was examined with Blackmagic Design DeckLink 8K Pro PCIe playing cards, Blackmagic Design Videohub 40×40 12G, 4K UHD Video BNC cables, and Softron OnTheAir Video and MovieRecorder software program. Efficiency exams are carried out utilizing particular laptop methods and replicate the approximate efficiency of Mac Pro.
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