The report says the more powerful Mac mini will arrive with the same Apple Silicon as the upcoming MacBook Pro with up to 64GB RAM, 10-core CPU, 16 or 32 graphics cores, and four ports instead of two. Last fall Apple launched the first M1 Mac mini, but it’s capped at 16GB RAM and has an 8-core CPU/GPU. On the more affordable side, Apple is also working on a more powerful Mac mini. The report says the new Mac Pro is “planned for next year.” High-end Mac mini Today’s report reiterates the same saying “is expected to look like a smaller version of the current design.” But a previous report from Bloomberg said it could end up being half the size of the current Mac Pro.

The next-gen Mac Pro has been more mysterious compared to other Macs in the lineup. The computing core counts top the 28 core maximum offered by today’s Intel Mac Pro chips, while the higher-end graphics chips would replace parts now made by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. The chips would also include either 64 core or 128 core options for graphics. A 20-core chip is also in the works and as for the GPU, options will include 64 or 128 cores.Ĭodenamed Jade 2C-Die and Jade 4C-Die, a redesigned Mac Pro is planned to come in 20 or 40 computing core variations, made up of 16 high-performance or 32 high-performance cores and four or eight high-efficiency cores.

That will be exciting to see the amazing performance Apple Silicon is able to bring to the machine. Next-gen Mac ProĪs for the high end, Gurman’s sources say Apple is working on a 40-core Mac Pro. In a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman this morning, we’ve got some new details on what to expect for the whole Mac lineup including the Mac Pro, Mac mini, and more. We’re still in the early stages of Apple’s shift to using its own chips for the Mac lineup with the company’s most powerful machines still waiting to be updated. Apple is said to be working on an all-new Mac Pro with 40 cores, a higher-end Mac mini, and more. In a fresh report from Bloomberg today, we’ve got new details on what we’ll likely see as Apple Silicon expands to the rest of the Mac lineup.

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