Apple unveils updated Mac Studio and Mac Pro — with R38,500 and R134,800 starting prices

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Apple senior vice president of Hardware Engineering John Ternus said the new Mac Studio and Mac Pro were the most powerful Macs the company has ever made.

The latest Mac Studio is described as a “performance powerhouse” and will be offered with either the M2 Max or M2 Ultra chips.It has 12 CPU cores, up to a 38-core GPU, and a maximum of 96GB unified memory that supports 400GB/s of memory bandwidth.The more powerful M2 Ultra model increased that difference to six times.

The M2 Ultra is a new chip that can support up to 24 CPU cores, a 76-core GPU, and 192GB of unified memory boasting 800GB/s memory bandwidth. Both the M2 Max and M2 Ultra models feature higher-bandwidth HDMI to support 8K resolution at up to 240Hz refresh rates.The new Mac Studios retain the original model’s design, with four Thunderbolt 4 ports, a 10Gbps Ethernet port, an HDMI port, two USB-A and two USB-C ports, and an SD card slot.In the US, the new Mac Studio is now available to order at $1,999 for general customers and $1,799 for students and educational institutions.

However, the changes are not limited to the internals, with the Mac Pro getting eight Thunderbolt 4 ports, six on the rear and two on top — double the previous number. In addition, it offers seven PCIe gen4 expansion slots to offer up to twice the speeds for digital signal processing cards, serial digital interface I/O cards, or additional network and storage components.That includes two higher-bandwidth HDMI ports supporting up toThe new Mac Pro in its tower enclosure will start at $6,999 in the US for general customers and $6,599 for students and educators.The infographic below summarizes the 2023 Mac Pro with Apple Silicon announcement.

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