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If the M1 Max maxes out at 64GB does that pretty much imply no new Mac Pro until M2?
by salamandersauce 5y ago
If the M1 Max maxes out at 64GB does that pretty much imply no new Mac Pro until M2?
- nojito 5y agoYup. They will have 20/40 core arrangements as per Gurman https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/01/apple-silicon-roadmap-gurman-mac-pro/ https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/01/apple-silicon-roadmap-gurman-...
- kllrnohj 5y agoThe max memory isn't an indication of that, the M1's max of 64gb is limited by LPDDR5 module capacities. What would block a new Mac Pro would instead be DDR4 or DDR5 support instead of LPDDR5, and also PCI-E lanes. Both of which would likely require yet another change in silicon design.
- simonh 5y agoIt looks like it, previously Apple have indicated Apple Silicon Mac Pros will come in 2022. That will be interesting to see. I'm wondering how the economics of a super high-end processor exclusively for the Mac Pro could work out. It seems unlikely a single chip aimed just at the mac Pro market could be economically viable. I wouldn't rule out a multi-CPU architecture with dual high end M2 processors.
- wmf 5y agoThe rumored 20-core M1 Extreme and 40-core M1 Plaid haven't been announced yet.