Apple's ambitious electric car project, known as "Titan," was canceled after 10 years and billions of dollars spent. Reports reveal that the company had developed a custom chip equivalent to four M2 Ultras for the car's advanced autonomous driving system. The chip's development was nearly finished before the project was discontinued, and some engineers working on the car project were reassigned to other teams at Apple. Despite efforts to negotiate with various car manufacturers, the challenges of building a fully autonomous car led to the project's end, costing Apple around $1 billion a year.
Apple's new second-generation Mac Studio with M2 Ultra chip has a 24-core CPU and a 60-core GPU, which significantly reduces exporting time for video editing and other GPU-intensive tasks. The upgraded SSD also provides faster read and write speeds. While it may be worth upgrading for those who need the increased GPU speeds, the $3,999 starting price for the entry-level M2 Ultra Mac Studio may not be worth it for everyone. The M2 Ultra Mac Studio is the best desktop machine that Apple sells in terms of price and performance for professionals.
The unboxing of the 2023 Mac Pro shows that while the design is impressive, there is a lot of empty space inside the casing, even with all PCIe card slots filled. The Mac Studio, which is more compact, could benefit from inheriting this case design. While engineering a new case would add cost, some suggest that a future Mac Pro could take better advantage of the available space. The article also suggests that the 2013 cylindrical Mac Pro design could be revived for a flagship Mac.
Geekbench has revealed that the M2 Ultra chip inside the 2023 Mac Pro has over double the performance of the older Intel-based machine, with a single-core score of 2,794 and a multi-core score of 21,453. The new Mac Pro also brings PCIe expansion to Apple Silicon, with seven PCIe expansion slots, and six supporting gen 4. However, the latest Mac Pro no longer offers support for graphics cards.
Apple's updated Mac Studio with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips will be available in stores and to customers this week. The new Mac Studio features faster Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, support for high-impedance headphones, and an HDMI 2.1 port for 8K external display support. The M2 Ultra chip has a 20% faster CPU than the M1 Ultra, and can support up to 192GB of unified memory. Reviews suggest that the Mac Studio is a great option for power users, with the M2 Ultra-equipped Mac Pro being the ideal choice for those who need PCIe expansion.
Apple's M2 Ultra Mac Studio, with its new M2 Ultra chip, is the company's most compelling professional desktop for most users. The M2 Ultra is faster than the previous version, and Apple Silicon Macs are designed in ways that make Mac Pro-style expandability and modularity impossible. While there is still a small audience for the redesigned Mac Pro, the Mac Studio is the one to beat for most people who prefer to do their heavy-duty work on Apple's desktops. The M2 Ultra can run circles around the Intel Mac Pro and should perfectly match the Apple Silicon Mac Pro, as it uses the same chip.
Benchmark results for the newly introduced M2 Ultra chip by Apple show a significant performance bump over its predecessor, the M1 Ultra. The single-core performance of the M2 Ultra is around 17% more than the M1 Ultra, while multi-core performance is up almost 20%. The M2 Ultra's benchmark scores are also more than double the scores of the highest-spec Intel Mac Pro model.
Apple has announced the latest Mac Pro with M2 Ultra SoC, offering up to 24 CPU cores, 72 GPU cores, and 192 GB of unified memory. The Mac Pro is the first Apple silicon computer to support PCIe Gen 4 expansion, with six full-length PCIe Gen 4 slots available. The tower starts at $6,999, and the rack variant starts at $7,499.
Apple announced a range of new products and software updates at WWDC 2023, including the Vision Pro mixed reality headset, a 15-inch MacBook Air, and updated Mac Pro and Mac Studio models with the new M2 Ultra chip. iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 were also unveiled, with new features such as contact-specific "posters" for calls and interactive widgets for iPad. WatchOS 10 and macOS Sonoma were also announced, with improvements to fitness tracking, video calls, and desktop widgets. Apple TV and AirPods also received updates.
Apple has launched its new processor, the M2 Ultra, which will power machines like the new Mac Studio and Mac Pro. The M2 Ultra is a new chip that combines two Apple M2 Max chips into a single larger chip, offering up to a 20% CPU, 30% GPU, and 40% neural engine performance boost. It can support 192GB of unified memory, and its expansion is one of the biggest features. The Mac Pro M2 Ultra edition can be up to 3x faster than its Intel Mac Pro. The Mac Studio M2 Max or M2 Ultra versions are also available at a lower price.
Apple has announced the latest Mac Pro featuring the higher-end ARM-based silicon in the M2-series of system on a chip. The Mac Pro includes the M2 Ultra, offering six open PCIe Gen 4 slots for storage expansion and eight built-in Thunderbolt ports. The Mac Pro starts at $6999, with preorders starting today and will release next week. Apple also revealed a suite of new hardware, including the Apple Vision Pro, a Mac Studio with M2 Ultra and M2 Max support, and a new 15-inch MacBook Air.
Apple has announced the release of its high-end M2 Ultra chip, which will be available in the Mac Studio and Mac Pro tower. The M2 Ultra is the top-of-the-range chip and is priced at $1999 and up. The Mac Studio and Mac Pro tower will also feature the M2 Max chip. The Mac Pro tower has seven PCIe expansion slots and up to 64-core GPU, making it a workstation-class machine. The Mac Studio and Mac Pro tower share a media engine and can play 22 streams of 8K ProRes video all at once.
Apple has unveiled iOS 17, which includes updates to Phone, Facetime, and Messages. The company also announced a new Mac Pro with the M2 Ultra chip, a new MacBook Air, and updates to Mac Studio. All products can be ordered today for availability next week. Apple's WWDC event is expected to showcase its highly-anticipated mixed reality headset, which could be a game-changer for the industry. However, renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that consumers shouldn't expect to buy it for a while, with mass shipments expected to begin late this year or early next year.
Apple has announced the new Mac Pro with its own M2 Ultra chip, completing the transition to its own Arm-powered Silicon. The new Mac Pro model will be available starting next week for $6,999. It can be configured with up to a 76-core GPU and 192GB of memory, and is up to 3x faster than the old Intel version. The M2 Ultra chip is built on a 5nm process, with a 24-core CPU and up to a 76-core GPU that’s 30 percent faster than the M1 Ultra.
Apple is reportedly testing two desktop Macs equipped with the M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips, and a refreshed Mac Studio model codenamed "J475" is likely to be introduced at WWDC next week. The M2 Max Mac in testing features eight high-performance cores, four efficiency cores, a 30-core GPU, and 96GB RAM, while the M2 Ultra Mac apparently has 16 high-performance cores and 8 efficiency cores, and a 60-core GPU. Gurman expects multiple Macs to be introduced at the event, including an all-new 15-inch MacBook Air model.
