Apple’s scrapped Mac Pro plans reportedly included a new Intel model
Reports reveal Apple canceled plans for high-performance 'Extreme' chips and a new Intel-based Mac Pro.
📍 Where it landed
Apple reportedly worked on two "extreme" chips and a new Intel model for the Mac Pro. These plans, which included chips more powerful than anything in its lineup, were ultimately canceled.
Epilogue added 45d ago, after coverage quieted.
The obvious questions
Which chips were canceled?
Apple reportedly canceled the M2 Extreme and M3 Extreme chips.
What other Mac Pro model was reportedly scrapped?
Plans reportedly included a new Intel model of the Mac Pro.
How did the scrapped chips compare to current hardware?
The chips were reportedly more powerful than anything currently in Apple's lineup.
The story so far
Apple reportedly developed M2 Extreme and M3 Extreme chips intended for the Mac Pro before canceling them. These chips were described as more powerful than any others in the company's current lineup.
Additionally, scrapped plans for the Mac Pro reportedly included a new Intel model. Coverage from 9to5Mac, MacRumors, and PhoneArena emphasizes that these developments would have made the Mac Pro significantly more powerful than the Mac Studio.
The Mac Observer and AppleInsider further detail the specific chip iterations that were abandoned. Future developments remain unclear as coverage focuses on the existence and subsequent cancellation of these specific hardware projects.
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The reporting (5)
- Apple Canceled M2 Extreme and M3 Extreme Chips Planned for the Mac Pro The Mac Observer · 47d ago
- Apple built a chip more powerful than anything in its lineup, then killed it PhoneArena · 47d ago
- Apple Reportedly Worked on Two 'Extreme' Chips MacRumors · 47d ago
- Mac Pro could have been vastly more powerful than the Mac Studio AppleInsider · 47d ago
- Apple’s scrapped Mac Pro plans reportedly included a new Intel model 9to5Mac · 47d ago broke it first
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