Rumor: Apple scraps expensive Mac Pro variant with two ‘M2 Ultra’ sockets together

Apple is said to have scrapped the most expensive variant of its upcoming Mac Pro desktop. The most expensive Mac Pro would have two ‘M2 Ultra’ sockets connected together, but the price for the desktop could be around ten thousand dollars.

The Mac Pro was initially slated for release with a variant of the M1 SoC, but Apple scrapped that plan. claims Bloomberg author Mark Gurman. Currently there is only an M2 and no ‘M2 Pro’, ‘M2 Max’ and ‘M2 Ultra’. The M2 is included in various models of MacBooks and in the latest iPad Pro.

There are Pro, Max and Ultra variants of the M1. These are included in the MacBook Pro models with 14″ and 16″ screens, while the M1 Ultra can be found as a variant in the Mac Studio desktop. The M1 Ultra is two M1 Max socks connected together. The SoC in the most expensive Mac Pros would be four M2 Max SoCs connected together. That is expensive and complex to produce, while few customers would be willing to pay for a computer that costs close to $10,000 in its basic configuration.

The Mac Pro should have been released this year. Apple had said that all Macs would have to run on M-Socs within two years. Additionally, the company hinted at a quick release of the Mac Pro in March when it announced the Mac Studio. The new Mac Pro would have expandable memory and storage, just like the previous version. Other Mac products don’t have that.

Production would also take place outside China. That is also a reason for the postponement. The production of the parts of the Mac Pro takes place in China, after which the assembly for the American market takes place in Texas. That will no longer be the case. It is unknown in which Asian country production will take place.