M5 Ultra Chip Coming to Mac Studio in 2026

[splifingate]

I wonder if Apple would move 512+ GB RAM option to Mac Pro only to encourage LLM bros to buy these giant towers instead. Or would the appeal of having a small form factor box running 671b models be a dealbreaker for a lot of them?

*shhh*

 

[SamuraiArtGuy]

When are they going to stop goofing around and discontinue the Mac Pro? It is still on M2 and still $7k.

Well, current reporting suggests no Mac Pro upgrade with the M5 chip in 2026, and that Apple has ”no plans” and has “lost interest” in the Mac Pro. If it ain’t dead, Jim, it’s dying. And truthfully, as a creative pro, my needs … and budget… are far better served by a Mac Studio, when some inevitable mission critical software update makes my perfectly functional and pampered, massive upgraded classic Mac Pro 5,1 towers into space heater/doorstops.

Given that the very architecture of the Apple Silicon SoC utterly precludes external GPUs, and RAM upgrades, and the majority of PCIe expansion — it’s moment has passed.

I have every expectation that Apple will “soft” discontinue the MP, no more upgrades, no more mentions, (already gone from Product Lineup images) and eventually, it will, without announcement, quietly fade off their web site.