Apple’s scrapped Mac Pro plans reportedly included a new Intel model
Reports reveal Apple canceled high-performance 'Extreme' chips and an Intel-based model originally planned for the Mac Pro.
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Apple reportedly developed M2 Extreme and M3 Extreme chips intended for the Mac Pro, but these plans were scrapped. Coverage indicates the company also worked on a new Intel model for the Mac Pro lineup.
Reports from MacRumors, PhoneArena, and The Mac Observer emphasize that one of these canceled chips was more powerful than any other in Apple's lineup. AppleInsider notes that these developments would have made the Mac Pro vastly more powerful than the Mac Studio.
Future developments remain unspecified, though coverage focuses on the fact that these high-power chip iterations and the Intel model were ultimately killed.
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Quick answers
Which specific chips were canceled?
Apple reportedly canceled the M2 Extreme and M3 Extreme chips.
What other hardware was scrapped according to reports?
Reports indicate that plans for a new Intel model of the Mac Pro were also scrapped.
How did these chips compare to existing hardware?
According to PhoneArena, Apple built a chip more powerful than anything in its lineup before canceling it.
Coverage (5)
- Apple Canceled M2 Extreme and M3 Extreme Chips Planned for the Mac Pro The Mac Observer · 1d ago
- Apple built a chip more powerful than anything in its lineup, then killed it PhoneArena · 1d ago
- Apple Reportedly Worked on Two 'Extreme' Chips MacRumors · 1d ago
- Mac Pro could have been vastly more powerful than the Mac Studio AppleInsider · 1d ago
- Apple’s scrapped Mac Pro plans reportedly included a new Intel model 9to5Mac · 1d ago
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