Overview
- Apple, which confirmed the move Thursday, removed the Mac Pro from its website and said no new version is planned.
- Apple is steering pro desktop buyers to the Mac Studio, now sold with an M3 Ultra chip and, according to industry reports, expected to gain an M5 Ultra later in 2026.
- The tower lost its edge as unified memory blocked RAM and GPU upgrades and as Apple dropped support for external GPUs, while the 2023 model lingered at $6,999 with M2 Ultra.
- For users who relied on PCIe cards, workflows now lean on Thunderbolt enclosures and low‑latency Mac‑to‑Mac clustering over Thunderbolt 5 in macOS Tahoe 26.2.
- Apple also retired the Pro Display XDR earlier in March and now sells three desktops—iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Studio—with Bloomberg reporting Mac mini assembly is planned for Houston later in 2026.