Gurman: Apple Silicon Mac Pro Testing Ramping Up, New MacBook Pro and Mac Mini to Launch Within Months

[MacRumors]

Apple is planning to debut several new Macs over the next several months, including new MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro models, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

In his latest "Power On" newsletter, Gurman said that Apple is continuing work on the first Apple silicon Mac Pro, with the company reportedly ramping up testing of the device internally. The high-end Mac desktop is said to feature chip options that are at least twice or four times as powerful as the M2 Max, dubbed the "M2 Ultra" and "M2 Extreme." Gurman expects the Mac Pro to be offered with options for 24 and 48 CPU cores and 76 and 152 graphics cores, along with up to 256GB of memory.

Gurman added specific information about one particular Mac Pro configuration that is apparently undergoing active testing at Apple: a model with 24 CPU cores (including 16 performance and eight efficiency cores), 76 graphics cores, and 192GB of memory. The machine is said to be running macOS Ventura 13.3.

As expected, Gurman said that new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will be available in M2 Pro and M2 Max configurations. The M2 Max will reportedly have 12 CPU cores (with eight performance cores and four efficiency cores) and 38 GPU cores, and will continue to come with up to 64GB of memory. The M2 Max is expected to continue to be available across both display size models.

The next-generation Mac mini will purportedly feature the same M2 chip as the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro. Apple has tested an M2 Pro chip inside the new Mac mini, featuring increased core counts, but Gurman did not offer any further clarity about if the company is proceeding with that model.

While he does not expect the new Mac Pro to launch until 2023, Gurman said that he expects the next-generation MacBook Pro and Mac mini models to launch "within the coming months."

Article Link: Gurman: Apple Silicon Mac Pro Testing Ramping Up, New MacBook Pro and Mac Mini to Launch Within Months

 

[vtuberalpha]

Am I the only one who isn't excited at all about the new MacBook Pros after the disaster that is the refreshed iPad lineup?

Can't help but feel my optimism wither away...

 

[antiprotest]

This must be only a rumor. It's pure speculation that Apple tests their products before release.

 

[DMG35]

Would be nice to see a a silicone 27” iMac.

 

[DMG35]

Am I the only one who isn't all that excited about the new MacBook Pros after the disaster that is the refreshed iPad lineup?

Can't help but feel my optimism wither away...

Nah, outside of a Space Black MBP an M2 spec bump isn’t doing it for me.

 

[vtuberalpha]

Would be nice to see a a silicone 27” iMac.

Sorry to be that type of guy but it's "silicon" not "silicone" (material iPhone cases are made of)

 

[opeter]

So, now Gurman says "within months". This guy is a real fortune teller.

 

[anakin44011]

Sorry to be that type of guy but its "silicon" not "silicone" (material iPhone cases are made of)

C'mon -- a floppy iMac!?! That'd be great!!

Sure, at first it will be ridiculed. Then HP will copy it...poorly. Then Samsung will make a folding pretzel version that all the tech writers will fawn over...but nobody will buy.

Then Apple will go back to using metal and everyone will lament over the fact that Apple doesn't innovate.

 

[gpat]

Am I the only one who isn't excited at all about the new MacBook Pros after the disaster that is the refreshed iPad lineup?

Can't help but feel my optimism wither away...

MBPs are bought by people performing actual work, so Apple knows they can't screw this up.
They were barely forgiven for the Touch Bar era fiasco.
They'll just swap M1 for M2 equivalents and call it a day. For the better.

 

[tubular]

Mac Mini Within Months part 238746236

 

[Sciomar]

The reliance on this guy's ever changing "predictions" is something else.

 

[mango316]

yyyeeeeeeee!!!! Let’s see that Mac Pro!!!! My wallet is so ready for this!!!! NOT!!!! 😅

 

[RedTheReader]

Nah, outside of a Space Black MBP an M2 spec bump isn’t doing it for me.

I truly can't understand the obsession with black. It is the most boring color, and everyone loves it. How???

Then Samsung will make a folding pretzel version that all the tech writers will fawn over...but nobody will buy.

Say what you want, but I've seen people use foldables in real life. They're awesome.

 

[unchecked]

Am I the only one who isn't excited at all about the new MacBook Pros after the disaster that is the refreshed iPad lineup?

Can't help but feel my optimism wither away...

The level of expectations is different I guess. The design choices of the iPad was a collection of big question marks. They gave us USB-C but kept the Lightning Pencil. They gave the iPad side FaceID and the better keyboard but not the iPad Pros.

We are all expecting these Macs to be an incremental update with not much changes. What would really surprise us is if they somehow disappoint us again like they did with the iPad.

 

[dantracht]

Mac Mini Within Months part 238746236

Exactly. He’s getting repetitive.

 

[vtuberalpha]

The reliance on this guy's ever changing "predictions" is something else.

To be fair to Gurman, he has been very accurate and rarely misses.

I don't consider it a bad thing to put leakers with a consistent track record in the spotlight.

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

Maybe Apple are trying to flush out Gurmans sources 'within the coming months' of course?

 

[Piggie]

Do you think Apple will Release a new Mini with M2 for the current price and drop the price of the current M1 model.
Or, do you think that are going to pull the same trick as with the iPads and keep the current M1 Mini at it's current price, and release the M2 model at a higher price ?

 

[darngooddesign]

Am I the only one who isn't excited at all about the new MacBook Pros after the disaster that is the refreshed iPad lineup?

Can't help but feel my optimism wither away...

Im excited about faster MBPs even though I'm not upgrading because it means even faster ones when I do upgrade. They will be nice for people who don't have M1 MBPs yet. I think the new iPads were nice upgrades and I'm not mad at the 2020 iPad Pros either. None of these things are hugely compelling if you have a recent iPad you like, but it's not like you have to upgrade every year. The smart money is on upgrading every other upgrade, or with larger advancements.

 

[guzhogi]

Gurman expects the Mac Pro to be offered with options for 24 and 48 CPU cores and 76 and 152 graphics cores, along with up to 256GB of memory.

If true, this would probably really suck for video professionals and other people who need lots of RAM going from 1.5GB system RAM and a separate 64 GB RAM for the GPU to just 256 GB combined.

 

[Nozuka]

From what i remember Apple said they wanted to complete the Apple Silicon transition in 2 years.
They need to hurry up

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

Am I the only one who isn't excited at all about the new MacBook Pros after the disaster that is the refreshed iPad lineup?

Can't help but feel my optimism wither away...

I’m also not excited:

Seeing how little performance increases the M2 Air and 13” Pro got, and being that the high-end MacBooks Pro got a complete design and spec overhaul less than a year ago, I simply don’t get those on here who insist that the M2 14” and 16” MBPs will see more enhancements besides the ~18-20% that M2 offers over M1 on some parameters.

Obviously, those ~18-20% will scale up depending on whether you get the Pro or Max M2.

But as Gurman seems to indicate, the M2 MBPs will be nothing more than that, a SoC bump.

 

[PowerMacBook]

new MacBook Pro M3 within the upcoming years...

 

[robinp]

News of Evans Hankey leaving makes more sense in the context of the Apple silicon transition being almost complete. I expect the industrial design of the remaining macs are essentially complete (Mac Pro primarily). She probably felt her work was done.

 

[tubular]

These things all sound like disposable shavers. Max. Ultra. Extreme.

I think it should be the M2 Wockawocka.