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| Developer | Apple |
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| Operating system | macOS |
| System on a chip | Apple M2 Ultra (current) |
| CPU | IntelXeon (2006–2023) |
| Predecessor | Power Mac G5,Xserve |
| Related | iMac,Mac Mini,Mac Studio,iMac Pro |
| Website | apple.com/mac-pro |
Mac Pro is a series ofworkstations andservers for professionals made byApple since 2006. The Mac Pro, by some performance benchmarks, is the most powerful computer that Apple offers. It is one of four desktop computers in the currentMac lineup, sitting above theMac Mini,iMac andMac Studio.
Introduced in August 2006, the Mac Pro was an Intel-based replacement for thePower Mac line and had twodual-core XeonWoodcrestprocessors and a rectangulartower case carried over from thePower Mac G5. It was updated on April 4, 2007, by a dualquad-core XeonClovertown model, then on January 8, 2008, by a dual quad-core XeonHarpertown model.[1] Revisions in 2010 and 2012 revisions hadNehalem-EP/Westmere-EP architecture Intel Xeon processors.
In December 2013, Apple released a new cylindrical Mac Pro (colloquially called the "trash can Mac Pro"[2]). Apple said it offered twice the overall performance of the first generation while taking up less than one-eighth the volume.[3] It had up to a 12-core Xeon E5 processor, dual AMD FirePro D series GPUs, PCIe-based flash storage and an HDMI port, but lackedPCIe expansion slots. Thunderbolt 2 ports brought updated wired connectivity and support for six Thunderbolt Displays. Reviews initially were generally positive, with caveats. Limitations of the cylindrical design prevented Apple from upgrading the cylindrical Mac Pro with more powerful hardware.
The 2019 Mac Pro returned to a tower form factor reminiscent of the first-generation model, but with larger air cooling holes and a new opening mechanism. It has up to a 28-core Xeon-W processor, eightPCIe slots, AMDRadeon Pro Vega GPUs, and replaces most data ports withUSB-C andThunderbolt 3.
The 2023 Mac Pro carried over the design of the 2019 model and is based on theApple M2 Ultra chip. It is the first model with anApple silicon chip. Its introduction completed theMac transition from Intel to Apple processors, first announced in June 2020 and started in November that year.
Apple said that anIntel-based replacement for the 2003'sPowerPC-basedPower Mac G5 machines had been expected for some time before the Mac Pro was formally announced on August 7, 2006, at the annualApple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).[4] In June 2005, Apple released the Developer Transition Kit, a prototype IntelPentium 4 Prescott–based Mac housed in a Power Mac G5 case, that was temporarily available to developers.[5] TheiMac,Mac Mini,MacBook, andMacBook Pro had moved to an Intel-basedarchitecture starting in January 2006, leaving the Power Mac G5 as the only machine in the Mac lineup still based on thePowerPC processor architecture Apple had used since 1994. Apple had dropped the term "Power" from the other machines in their lineup and started using "Pro" on their higher-end laptop offerings. As such, the name "Mac Pro" was widely used before the machine was announced.[6]
The first generation of the Mac Pro featured an aluminium case that was derived from that of thePower Mac G5, with the addition of a second optical drive bay and a new arrangement ofI/O ports on both the front and the back.
The Mac Pro is in theUnix workstation market as its operating system is based on Unix.[7] Although the high-end technical market was not traditionally an area of strength for Apple, the company had been positioning itself as a leader innon-linear digital editing forhigh-definition video, which demands storage and memory in excess of a general desktop machine. Additionally, thecodecs used in these applications are generallyprocessor intensive and highlythreadable, which Apple's ProRes white paper describes as scaling almost linearly with additionalprocessor cores. Apple's previous machine aimed at this market, the Power Mac G5, has up to two dual-core processors (marketed as "Quad-Core"), but lacks the storage expansion capabilities of the newer design.[6]
Original marketing materials for the Mac Pro generally referred to the middle-of-the-line model with 2 × dual-core 2.66 GHz processors. Previously, Apple featured the base model with the words "starting at" or "from" when describing the pricing, but the online USApple Store listed the "Mac Pro at $2499", the price for the mid-range model. The system could be configured at US$2299, much more comparable with the former base-model dual-core G5 at US$1999, although offering considerably more processing power. Post revision, the default configurations for the Mac Pro includes one quad-core Xeon 3500 at 2.66 GHz or two quad-core Xeon 5500s at 2.26 GHz each.[8] Like its predecessor, the Power Mac G5, the pre-2013 Mac Pro was Apple's only desktop with standard expansion slots forgraphics cards and other expansion cards.
Apple received criticism after an incremental upgrade to the Mac Pro line following the 2012WWDC conference. The line received more default memory and increased processor speed but still used Intel's older Westmere-EP processors instead of the newer Xeon E5 series.[9] The line also lacked then-current technologies likeSATA III, USB 3, andThunderbolt, the last of which had been added to every other Macintosh at that point. An email from Apple CEOTim Cook promised a more significant update to the line in 2013.[10]
Apple stopped shipping the first-generation Mac Pro in Europe on March 1, 2013 after an amendment to a safety regulation left the professional Mac non-compliant. The last day to order was February 18, 2013.[11] The first-generation Mac Pro was removed from Apple's online store following the unveiling of the redesigned cylindrical Mac Pro at a media event on October 22, 2013.
According to an Apple developer note, the system architecture is based on aNorth Bridge andSouth Bridge design: The North Bridge has twofront-side bus (FSB) connections, one for each processor. The North Bridge also drives one x16 PCI Express (PCIe) link, typically connected to a graphics card. The North Bridge connects to the South Bridge using an Enterprise Southbridge Interface (ESI) and a PCIe link. The South Bridge handles all other connections in the system, including SATA, USB, and networking.[12]
All original tower Mac Pro systems were available with one or twocentral processing units (CPU). As of 2012, there had been models sold with 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12cores. As an example, the 8-core standard configuration Mac Pro 2010 uses two 4-core Intel Xeon E5620 CPUs at 2.4 GHz,[8][13] but could be configured with two6-core Intel Xeon X5670 CPUs at 2.93 GHz.[14] The 2006–2008 models use theLGA 771 socket, while the Early 2009 and later use theLGA 1366 socket, meaning either can be removed and replaced with compatible 64-bit Intel Xeon CPUs.[15] A 64-bit EFI firmware was not introduced until the MacPro3,1, earlier models can only operate as 32-bit despite having 64-bit Xeon processors, however this only applies to the EFI side of the System, as the Mac boots everything else in BIOS Compatibility mode, and operating systems can take advantage of full 64-bit support. The newer LGA 1366 sockets utilize Intel'sQuickPath Interconnect (QPI) integrated into the CPU in lieu of an independentsystem bus; this means the "bus" frequency is relative to the CPU chipset, and upgrading a CPU is not bottlenecked by the computer's existing architecture.
The original Mac Pro'smain memory uses 667 MHzDDR2ECCFB-DIMMs; the early 2008 model uses 800 MHz ECC DDR2 FB-DIMMS, the 2009 and onward Mac Pro use 1066 MHzDDR3 ECCDIMMs for the standard models, and 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC DIMMs for systems configured with 2.66 GHz or faster CPUs.[16] In the original and 2008 models, these modules are installed in pairs, one each on tworiser cards. The cards have 4 DIMM slots each, allowing a total of 32 GB (1 GB = 10243 B) of memory (8 × 4 GB) to be installed.[17] Notably, due to its FB-DIMM architecture, installing more RAM in the Mac Pro will improve its memory bandwidth, but may also increase its memory latency.[18] With a simple installation of a single FB-DIMM, the peakbandwidth is 8000 MB/s (1 MB = 10002 B), but this can increase to 16000 MB/s by installing twoFB-DIMMs, one on each of the two buses, which is the default configuration from Apple. While electrically the FB-DIMMs are standard, for pre-2009 Mac Pro models Apple specifies larger-than-normal heatsinks on the memory modules. Problems have been reported by users who have used third party RAM with normal size FB-DIMM heatsinks.[19] (seenotes below). 2009 and later Mac Pro computers do not require memory modules with heatsinks.
The Mac Pro had room for four internal 3.5"SATA-300hard drives in four internal "bays". The hard drives were mounted on individual trays (also known as "sleds") by captive screws. A set of four drive trays was supplied with each machine. Adding hard drives to the system did not require cables to be attached as the drive was connected to the system simply by being inserted into the corresponding drive slot. A case lock on the back of the system locked the disks trays into their positions. The Mac Pro also supportedSerial ATA solid-state drives (SSD) in the 4 hard drive bays via an SSD-to-hard drive sled adapter (mid-2010 models and later), and by third-party solutions for earlier models (e.g., by an adapter/bracket which plugged into an unusedPCIe slot). Various 2.5-inch SSD drive capacities and configurations were available as options. The Mac Pro was also available with an optional hardwareRAID card.[20] With the addition of aSAS controller card or SASRAID controller card, SAS drives could be directly connected to the system'sSATA ports. Two opticaldrive bays were provided, each with a corresponding SATA port and anUltra ATA/100 (UATA) port; the UATA port was removed in 2009 and later models. The Mac Pro had onePATA port and could support two PATA devices in the optical drive bays. It had a total of six SATA ports – four were connected to the system's drive bays, and two were not connected in 2008 and earlier models and connected to optical drives in 2009 and later models. The extra SATA ports could be put into service through the use of after-market extender cables to connect internal optical drives, or to provideeSATA ports with the use of an eSATA bulkhead connector.[21] However, the two extra SATA ports were unsupported and disabled underBoot Camp.
| Early 2008 | Early 2009, Mid 2010+2012 | |
|---|---|---|
| Slot 4 | 4×PCIe Gen. 1.1 | 4×PCIe Gen. 2 |
| Slot 3 | ||
| Slot 2 | 16×PCIe Gen. 2 | 16×PCIe Gen. 2 |
| Slot 1 (2 slots wide) |
The 2008 model had two PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 expansion slots and two PCI Express 1.1 slots, providing them with up to 300W of power in total. The first slot was double wide and intended to hold the mainvideo card, arranged with an empty area the width of a normal card beside it to leave room for the largecoolers modern cards often use. In most machines, one slot would be blocked by the cooler. Instead of the tiny screws typically used to fasten the cards to the case, in the Mac Pro a single "bar" held the cards in place, which is itself held in place by two "captive"thumbscrews that can be loosened by hand without tools and will not fall out of the case.
On the original Mac Pro introduced in August 2006 and the April 2007 refresh, the PCIe slots can be configured individually to give morebandwidth to devices that require it, with a total of 40 "lanes", or 13 GB/s totalthroughput. When runningMac OS X, the Mac Pro did not supportSLI orATI CrossFire,[22] limiting its ability to use the latest "high-end gaming"video card products; however, individuals have reported success with both CrossFire and SLI installations when runningWindows XP, as SLI and CrossFire compatibility is largely a function ofsoftware.
The bandwidth allocation of the PCIe slots can be configured via the Expansion Slot Utility included with Mac OS X only on the August 2006 Mac Pro and the 2007 refresh. The Early-2008 and later Mac Pros had PCIe slots hardwired as in the accompanying table.
For external connectivity, the Mac Pro included fiveUSB 2.0 ports, twoFireWire 400 and twoFireWire 800 (Late 2006 until Early 2008), respectively four FireWire 800 (Early 2009 until Mid 2012) ports.Networking was supported with two built-inGigabit Ethernet ports.802.11 a/b/g/nWi-Fi support (AirPort Extreme) required an optional module in the Mid 2006, Early 2008 and Early 2009 models, whereas in the 2010 model and later Wi-Fi was standard.Bluetooth also required an optional module in the Mid 2006 model, but was standard in the Early 2008 and newer models. Displays were supported by one or (optionally) morePCIe graphics cards. More recent cards featured twoMini DisplayPort connectors and one dual-linkDigital Visual Interface (DVI) port, with various configurations of on-cardgraphics memory available. Digital (TOSlink optical) audio and analog 3.5 mm stereomini jacks for sound in and out were included, the latter becoming available on both the front and back of the case. Unlike other Mac computers, the Mac Pro did not include aninfrared receiver (required to use theApple Remote). InMac OS X Leopard,Front Row could be accessed on the Mac Pro (and other Macs) using theCommand (⌘)-Escapekeystroke.
From 2006 through 2012, the exterior of the Mac Pro's aluminum case was very similar to that of the Power Mac G5, with the exception of an additional optical drive bay, a new arrangement ofI/O ports on both the front and the back, and one less exhaust vent on the back.
The case could be opened by operating a single lever on the back, which unlocked one of the two sides of the machine, as well as thedrive bays. All of theexpansion slots for memory, PCIe cards and drives could be accessed with the side panel removed and no tools were required for installation.[23]The Mac Pro'sXeon processors generated much less heat than the previous 2-coreG5s, so the size of the internal cooling devices were reduced significantly.
This allowed the interior to be re-arranged, leaving more room at the top of thecase and doubling the number of internaldrive bays. This also allowed the elimination of the large clear plastic air deflector used as part of the cooling system in the Power Mac G5. Less heat also meant less air to move out of the case for cooling during normal operations; the Mac Pro was very quiet in normal operation, quieter than the much noisier Power Mac G5,[24] and proved difficult to measure using common sound pressure level meters.[25] The front of the case, which has small perforated holes across its entire surface area, has caused Macintosh enthusiasts to refer to the first generation as the "cheese grater" Mac Pro.[26]
The Mac Pro comes withEFI 1.1, a successor to Apple's use ofOpen Firmware (and the then wider industry's use ofBIOS).[27]
Apple'sBoot Camp provides BIOS backwards compatibility, allowing dual and triple boot configurations. The following operating systems are installable onIntel x86–based Apple computers:[28]
This is made possible by the presence of an x86 Intel architecture as provided by the CPU and the BIOSemulation which Apple has provided on top of EFI.[28] Installing any additionaloperating system other than Windows is not supported directly by Apple.[28] Though Apple's Boot Camp drivers are only for Windows, it is often possible to achieve full or nearly full compatibility with another OS by using third-partydrivers.[28]
According to Apple, all of these models are obsolete.[a][29]
| Model | Mid 2006[30] | Early 2008[31] | Early 2009[32] | Mid 2010[33] | Mid 2012[34] | ||||||
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| Component | Intel XeonWoodcrest | XeonHarpertown | XeonBloomfield andNehalem-EP | XeonWestmere-EP | |||||||
| Timetable | Released | August 7, 2006[35] April 4, 2007 | January 8, 2008[36] | March 3, 2009[37] December 4, 2009 | July 27, 2010[38] | June 11, 2012 | |||||
| Discontinued | January 8, 2008 | March 3, 2009 | July 27, 2010 | June 11, 2012 | October 22, 2013 | ||||||
| Models | Model number | A1186 (EMC 2113) (EMC 2138, 2x 4-core option starting April 4, 2007) | A1186 | A1289 | |||||||
| Model identifier | MacPro1,1 MacPro2,1 (2x 4-core option starting April 4, 2007) | MacPro3,1 | MacPro4,1 | MacPro5,1 | |||||||
| Order number | MA356 | MA970 | MB871 | MB535 | MC560 | MC250 | MC561 | MD770 | MD772(Server) | MD771 | |
| ROM | EFI mode | EFI32 | EFI64 | ||||||||
| Kernel mode | 32-bit | 64-bit | |||||||||
| Chipset | Intel 5000X[39] | Intel 5400 | Intel X58[40] | Intel 5520[40] | Intel X58 for single CPU systems, Intel 5520 for dual CPU systems[40] | ||||||
| Processor | Standard | Two 2.66 GHz2-coreIntel XeonWoodcrest (5150) | Two 2.8 GHz4-coreIntel XeonHarpertown (E5462) | One 2.66 GHz 4-coreIntel XeonBloomfield (W3520) | Two 2.26 GHz 4-coreIntel XeonGainestown (E5520) | One 2.8 GHz 4-coreIntel XeonBloomfield (W3530) | Two 2.4 GHz 4-coreIntel XeonGulftown (E5620) | Two 2.66 GHz6-coreIntel XeonGulftown (X5650) | One 3.2 GHz 4-coreIntel XeonBloomfield (W3565) | Two 2.4 GHz6-coreIntel XeonWestmere-EP (E5645) | |
| Cache | 4 MB L2 | 12 MB L2 | 8 MB L3 | 12 MB L3 | 8 MB L3 | 12 MB L3 | |||||
| Option | Optional 2.0 GHz (5130), 2.66 GHz or 3.0 GHz (5160) 2-core or 3.0 GHz (X5365) 4-coreIntel XeonClovertown with 8 MB L2 cache | Optional two 3.0 GHz (E5472) or 3.2 GHz (X5482) 4-core processors or one 2.8 GHz (E5462) Quad-core processor with 12 MB L2 cache | Optional 2.93 GHz (W3540) or 3.33 GHz (W3580) 4-coreIntel XeonBloomfield processors or two 2.66 GHz (X5550) or 2.93 GHz (X5570) 4-core Intel XeonGainestown processors | Optional 3.2 GHz 4-coreBloomfield (W3565) or 3.33 GHz 6-coreIntel XeonGulftown (W3680) processors or two 2.93 GHz 6-core Intel XeonGulftown (X5670) processors | Optional 3.33 GHz 6-coreGulftown (W3680), two 2.66 GHz 6-coreIntel XeonWestmere-EP (X5650), or 2 3.06 GHz 6-core Intel XeonWestmere-EP (X5675) processors | ||||||
| System bus | Speed | 1333 MHz | 1600 MHz | 4.8GT/s(4-core models only) or 6.4 GT/s | 4.8GT/s(4-core models only), 5.86 GT/s(8-core models only) or 6.4 GT/s | 4.8GT/s(4-core models only), 5.86 GT/s(12-core models only) or 6.4 GT/s | |||||
| Process | Front-side bus | QuickPath Interconnect | |||||||||
| Memory | Standard | 1 GB (two 512 MB) of 667 MHzDDR2ECC fully bufferedDIMM | 2 GB (two 1 GB) of 800 MHzDDR2ECC fully bufferedDIMM | 3 GB (three 1 GB) 1066 MHzDDR3ECCDIMM | 6 GB (six 1 GB) 1066 MHzDDR3ECCDIMM | 3 GB (three 1 GB) for 4- and6-core models or 6 GB (six 1 GB) for 8- and 12-core models of 1333 MHzECCDDR3 SDRAM | 6 GB (three 2 GB) 1333 MHzECCDDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB (four 2 GB) 1333 MHzECCDDR3 SDRAM | 12 GB (six 2 GB) 1333 MHzECCDDR3 SDRAM | ||
| Expansion | Up to 16 GB (Apple), 64 GB (actual)[41] | Up to 64 GB | Up to 16 GB (although up to 48 GB using third-party 3 × 16 GB DIMMs) | Up to 32 GB (128 GB using third-party eight × 16 GB DIMMs, OSX 10.9/Windows) | Up to 48 GB on 4-core models, and 64 GB in 8- and 12-core models (although up to 128 GB using third-party eight × 16 GB DIMMs, OSX 10.9 / Windows) | Up to 64 GB (although up to 128 GB using third-party eight × 16 GB DIMMs, OSX 10.9/Windows) | Up to 64 GB (although up to 128 GB using third-party eight × 16 GB DIMMs, OSX 10.9/Windows) | Up to 64 GB (although up to 128 GB using third-party eight × 16 GB DIMMs, OSX 10.9/Windows) | |||
| Graphics Expandable to four graphics cards | NvidiaGeForce 7300 GT with 256 MBGDDR3SDRAM (two dual-linkDVI ports) Optional ATIRadeon X1900 XT with 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM (two dual-linkDVI ports) or NvidiaQuadro FX 4500 with 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM (stereo 3D and two dual-link DVI ports) | ATIRadeonHD 2600 XT with 256 MBGDDR3 SDRAM (two dual-linkDVI ports) OptionalNvidiaGeForce 8800 GT with 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM (two dual-linkDVI ports) or NvidiaQuadro FX 5600 1.5 GB (stereo 3D, two dual-link (DVI ports) | NvidiaGeForce GT 120 with 512 MBGDDR3 SDRAM (onemini-DisplayPort and one dual-linkDVI port) Optional ATIRadeon HD 4870 with 512 MB GDDR5 SDRAM (one MiniDisplayPort and one dual-linkDVI port) | ATIRadeon HD 5770 with 1 GBGDDR5 memory (twoMini DisplayPorts and one dual-linkDVI port) Optional ATIRadeon HD 5870 with 1 GBGDDR5 memory (twoMini DisplayPorts and one dual-linkDVI port) | |||||||
| Secondary storage | Capacity | 250GB with 8 MB cache Optional 500 GB with 8 MB cache or 750 GB with 16 MB cache | 320 GB SATA with 8 MB cache Optional 500, 750 GB, or 1 TB SATA with 16 MB cache or 300 GB Serial AttachedSCSI, 15,000-rpm with 16 MB cache | 640 GB with 16 MB cache Optional 1 TB or 2 TB with 32 MB cache | 1 TB SATA with 32 MB cache Optional 1 or 2 TB SATA with 32 MB cache or 256 or 512 GBsolid-state drives | ||||||
| Type | 7200-rpmSATAHard drive | 7200-rpm SATA Hard drive or 15k-rpmSAS hard drive | 7200-rpm SATA hard drive | 7200-rpm SATA hard drive or solid-state Drive | |||||||
| Transfer | SATA 2.0 (3 Gbit/s) | ||||||||||
| Optical drive | 16×SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) | 18× SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) | |||||||||
| Connectivity | OptionalWi-Fi 4 (802.11a/b/g and draft-n, n disabled by default)[42] 2×GigabitEthernet Optional 56k V.92 USB modem OptionalBluetooth 2.0+EDR | Optional Wi-Fi 4 (802.11a/b/g and draft-n, n-enabled) 2× Gigabit Ethernet Optional 56kV.92 USB modem Bluetooth 2.0+EDR | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11a/b/g/n) 2× Gigabit Ethernet Bluetooth 2.1+EDR | ||||||||
| Peripherals | 5×USB 2.0 2×FireWire 400 2× FireWire 800 Built-in mono speaker 1× Audio-in mini-jack 2× Audio-out mini-jack 1× Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input 1× Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output | 5×USB 2.0 4× FireWire 800 Built-in mono speaker 1× Audio-in mini-jack 2× Audio-out mini-jack 1× Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input 1× Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output | |||||||||
| Expansion slots | 4×PCIe 1.0 slots (3 single-wide slots, 1 double-wide slot)[43] | 2×PCIe 1.1 single-wide 4x slots, 2× PCIe 2.0 16x slots (1 single-wide, 1 double-wide) | 4×PCIe 2.0 slots (2 single-wide 4x slots, 1 single-wide 16x slot, 1 double-wide 16x slot) | ||||||||
| Dimensions | 20.1 in (51.1 cm) height x 8.1 in (20.6 cm) width x 18.7 in (47.5 cm) depth | ||||||||||
| Weight | 42.4 lb (19.2 kg) | 39.9 lb (18.1 kg)(quad-core) 41.2 lb (18.7 kg)(8-core) | |||||||||
| Operating system | Minimum | Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger | Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion | ||||||
| Latest release | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion if at least 2 GB RAM installed, otherwiseMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard | OS X 10.11 El Capitan | macOS 10.14 Mojave if upgraded with aMetal-capable GPU, otherwisemacOS 10.13 High Sierra[44] | ||||||||
Ars Technica reviewed the 2006 Mac Pro, calling it a solid "multiplatform device" and rating it 9 out of 10.[45]CNET praised the design and value, although did not think it provided the flexibility of other systems. They gave it an 8 out of 10.[46]
Sound on Sound, an audio recording technology magazine, thought it was a "great machine" for musicians and audio engineers.[47] Architosh, an online architectural design magazine focused on mac technology, would have scored it a perfect five except for a few issues with software compatibility and the high price forFB-DIMM memory.[48]
Apple senior vice president of marketingPhil Schiller presented a "sneak peek" of the completely redesigned Mac Pro during the 2013Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. The video revealed an overhauled case design, a polished reflective aluminum cylinder built around a central thermal dissipation core and vented by a single fan, which pulls air from under the case, through the core, and out the top of the case. The only finish available is black, though a single red-finished unit was produced withProduct Red.[49] Apple states that the cylindrical Mac Pro achieves twice the performance of the last model.[3] The model was assembled in Austin, Texas, by Apple's supplierFlextronics on a highly automated line.[50] The announcement six months prior to release was unusual for Apple, which typically announces products when they are ready for market.[51] It was released on December 19, 2013.
Apple's choice of single-socket motherboard using the already outdatedPatsburg chipset allowed even the old tower Mac Pro with aftermarket upgrades available on release day to easily match its successor's performance,[52] a gap that would only grow because of the new design's nonupgradability. This was exacerbated by the cylindrical thermal core's inability to adapt to changing hardware trends, which left the Mac Pro without updates for over three years, leading Apple to make a rare admission of a product's failure in April 2017 when it detailed the issues surrounding the design and promised a totally redesigned Mac Pro. The design of the cylindrical Mac Pro has received mixed reviews, and has been compared to a trash can,[b]rice cooker,Curta mechanical calculator,R2-D2, orDarth Vader's helmet.[54][55] On September 18, 2018, the Mac Pro surpassed theMacintosh Plus's production life record for an unchanged Mac model, with the Plus having remained on sale unchanged for 1,734 days. It was discontinued on December 10, 2019, after being on sale unchanged for a record 2,182 days.[56]
The cylindrical Mac Pro takes up less than one-eighth the volume of the immediately previous model, being shorter at 9.9 inches (25 cm), thinner at 6.6 inches (17 cm) and lighter at 11 pounds (5.0 kg). It supports one central processing unit (CPU) (up to a 12-core Xeon E5CPU), four 1866 MHz DDR3 slots, dual AMD FirePro D series GPUs (up to D700 with 6 GBVRAM each), and PCIe-based flash storage. There is a 3×MIMO antenna system for the unit's802.11acWiFi networking interface,Bluetooth 4.0 to facilitate close-range wireless functions such as music transfer, keyboards, mice, tablets, speakers, security, cameras, and printers. The system can simultaneously support sixApple Thunderbolt Displays, or three4K resolutioncomputer monitors.[57]
The cylindrical Mac Pro has a redesigned configuration ofports. It has aHDMI 1.4 port, dualGigabit Ethernet ports, sixThunderbolt 2 ports, fourUSB 3 ports, and combined digital Mini-TOSlink optical /analog 3.5 mm stereo mini jack for audio output. It also has a headphones mini jack (the two are distinctly selectable within the Sound System Preference panel, Output tab). There is no dedicated port for inputting audio. The system has a low-fidelity internal mono speaker. The Thunderbolt 2 ports support up to thirty-six Thunderbolt devices (six per port) and can concurrently support up to three4K displays. This design requires two GPUs to support the seven display outputs (HDMI and six Thunderbolt). The I/O panel illuminates itself when the unit senses it has been moved to make it easier for the user to see the ports. Unlike the previous model, it has no FireWire 800 ports, dedicateddigital audio in/out ports, aSuperDrive, DVI port, 3.5-inch drive bays for replaceable storage drives, or changeable internal PCIe slots. Instead, there are sixThunderbolt 2 ports to connect high-speed external peripherals, including enclosures for internal PCIe cards.[57]
Apple's website mentions onlyRAM[58] and flash storage[59] as user-serviceable, though third party tear-downs show nearly all components can be removed and replaced. However, special tools only available from Apple are necessary for proper dismantling and reassembly.[60] Apple has also specified mandatory and recommended tightening torque values for nearly every screw, with the most important being those securing the GPUs and CPU riser card to the thermal core.[61] According to Apple, not tightening screws to the mandatory torque values may result in damage or malfunction.[62] A lock switch on the aluminum housing allows for easy access to the internals, as well as fitting a security lock with its own cable, and components are secured with Torx screws. The flash storage and GPUs use proprietary connectors and are specially sized to fit into the enclosure.[63] TheCPU is not soldered to the riser card and can be replaced with anotherLGA 2011 socket processor, including processor options not offered by Apple.[64] The type of RAM modules that Apple supplies with the late-2013 Mac Pro in the default configuration areECCunbuffered (UDIMM) on the up to 8 GB modules (shown on each module asPC3-14900E). Apple offers as an optional upgrade 16 GB modules are ECCregistered (RDIMM) modules (shown on each module asPC3-14900R). The higher-capacity 32 GB modules that some third-party vendors offer are also RDIMM. The UDIMM and RDIMM module types cannot be mixed. Apple publishes recommended configurations to use.[65][66]
Apple'sBoot Camp provides BIOS backwards compatibility, allowing dual and triple boot configurations. These operating systems are installable onIntel x64-based Apple computers:
| Model | Late 2013[67] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component | Intel Xeon E5-1600v2/E5-2600 v2Ivy Bridge-EP | ||||
| Timeline | Announced | June 10, 2013[68] | |||
| Released | December 19, 2013[69] | ||||
| Discontinued | April 4, 2017 | December 10, 2019 | |||
| Obsolete | Vintage | ||||
| Models | Order number | ME253 | MD878 | MQGG | BTO |
| Model number | A1481 | ||||
| Model identifier | MacPro6,1 | ||||
| Performance | EFI mode | EFI64 | |||
| Kernel mode | 64-bit | ||||
| Chipset | Intel C602J | ||||
| Processor (LGA 2011[70]) | 3.7 GHz4-coreIntel Ivy Bridge-EP Xeon (E5-1620 v2) with 10 MB L3 cache | 3.5 GHz6-coreIntel Ivy Bridge-EP Xeon (E5-1650 v2) with 12 MB L3 cache | 3.0 GHz8-coreIntel Ivy Bridge-EP Xeon (E5-1680 v2) with 25 MB L3 cache | 2.7 GHz12-coreIntel Ivy Bridge-EP Xeon (E5-2697 v2) with 30 MB L3 cache | |
| System bus | DMI 2.0 | 2 ×DMI 8.0 GT/s | |||
| Memory | 12 GB (three x 4 GB) of DDR3 ECC at 1866 MHz (up to 60 GB/s) | 16 GB (four x 4 GB) of DDR3 ECC at 1866 MHz (up to 60 GB/s) | 12 GB (three x 4 GB) or 16 GB (four x 4 GB) of DDR3 ECC at 1866 MHz (up to 60 GB/s) Expandable to 64 GB (four x 16 GB) from Apple, expandable to 128 GB using third-party 1600 MHz modules (128 GB configuration does not run at full speed)[71] | ||
| Graphics | DualAMD FirePro D300 with 2 GB ofGDDR5VRAM each | DualAMD FirePro D500 with 3 GB of GDDR5 VRAM each Optional Dual AMD FirePro D700 with 6 GB of GDDR5 VRAM each | |||
| Secondary storage | 256 GB flash storage Optional 512 GB or 1 TB flash storagePCIeSSD | ||||
| Interfaces | Connectivity | Built-inWi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), up to 1.3 Gbit/s 2×GigabitEthernet Bluetooth 4.0 | |||
| Peripherals | 4×USB 3.0 6×Thunderbolt 2 HDMI 1.4 | ||||
| Audio | Built-in mono speaker Audio output/optical digital audio output Headphonemini-jack | ||||
| Appearance | Dimensions | 9.9 in (25.1 cm) height × 6.6 in (16.8 cm) diameter | |||
| Weight | 11 lb (4.99 kg) | ||||
| Operating System | Installed | OS X 10.9 Mavericks | |||
| Maximum | macOS 12 Monterey | ||||
Reception of the cylindrical Mac Pro was mixed, initially receiving positive reviews, but more negative in the long term, due to Apple's failure to upgrade the hardware specs. The performance had been widely lauded, especially handling video tasks on the dual GPU units, with some reviewers noting the ability to apply dozens of filters to realtime4K resolution video inFinal Cut Pro X.[72] Drive performance, connected viaPCIe, was also widely mentioned as a strong point. Technical reviewers praised theOpenCL API under which the machine's powerful twin GPUs and its multi-core CPU can be treated as a single pool of computing power. However, in late 2013 through early 2014, some reviewers had noted the lack of internal expandability, second CPU, serviceability, and questioned the then-limited offerings viaThunderbolt 2 ports.[73][74] By 2016, reviewers started to agree that the Mac Pro was now lacking in functionality and power, it having not been updated since 2013, and it was past time for Apple to update it.[75] Apple later revealed in 2017 that the thermal core design had limited the ability to upgrade the Mac Pro's GPUs and that a new design was under development, to be released sometime after 2017.[76]
On February 5, 2016, Apple identified problems with FirePro D500 and D700 GPUs manufactured between February 8, 2015 and April 11, 2015. Issues included "distorted video, no video, system instability, freezing, restarts, shut downs, or may prevent system start up."[77] Customers who owned a Mac Pro exhibiting those issues could take their affected machine to Apple or an authorized service provider to have both GPUs replaced for free. The repair program ended on May 30, 2018. Customers who owned Mac Pros with FirePro D300 GPUs also complained about problems, but those GPUs were not included in the repair program until July 2018.[78] Customers with FirePro GPUs not manufactured between those dates have complained of issues including overheating and thermal throttling.[79] It is believed Apple has not enabled a satisfactory cooling fan profile in order to properly remove heat from the system. Users have had to resort to using third-party apps to manually increase the fan speed to prevent the GPUs from overheating.[80]
In April 2018, Apple confirmed that a redesigned Mac Pro would be released in 2019 to replace the 2013 model.[81] Apple announced this new Mac Pro on June 3, 2019 at theWorldwide Developers Conference.[82][83] It returns to a tower design ("Cheesegrater") similar to thePower Mac G5 in 2003 and the 1,1 to 5,1 models in the 2010s. The design also includes a new thermal architecture with three impeller fans, which promises to prevent the computer from having to throttle the processor so that it can always run at its peak performance level. The RAM is expandable to 1.5 TB using twelve 128 GB DIMMs. It can be configured with up to twoAMD Radeon Pro GPUs, based onRDNA architecture, which come in a custom MPX module, which are fanless and use the chassis's cooling system. Apple's Afterburner card is a custom add-on, which adds hardware acceleration forProRes codecs. Similar to the second generation, the cover can be removed to access the internals, which features eight PCIe 3.0 slots for expansion, making this the first Mac with six or more expansion slots since thePower Macintosh 9600 in 1997.[84] It can also be purchased with wheels and in arack mount configuration. Feet and wheels are not stated by Apple to be user-replaceable and require sending the machine to an Apple Store or authorized service provider, though teardowns show the feet are simply screwed on.[85][86] It was announced alongside thePro Display XDR, a 6K display with the same finish and lattice pattern.
The 2019 Mac Pro is capable oflights-out management.[87]
After initial reports that the Mac Pro would be assembled in China, Apple confirmed in September 2019 it would be assembled inAustin, Texas, at the same facility as the previous-generation Mac Pro, making it the sole Apple product assembled in the United States. The production was the subject of atariff dispute with US presidentDonald Trump in late 2019.[88][89] Trump toured the Mac Pro assembly line in November 2019.[90]
Radeon Pro W5700X and W5500X graphics cards were added as options in April and July 2020, respectively. In August 2021, options forRDNA 2–based Radeon Pro cards (W6800X, W6800X Duo and W6900X) were added. In March 2022, Apple upgraded the base model configuration with the Radeon Pro W5500X and 512 GB SSD, replacing the Radeon Pro 580X graphics and 256 GB SSD previously offered.[91]
The 2019 Mac Pro was discontinued in June 2023 following the announcement of the Apple silicon Mac Pro. The 2019 Mac Pro was the last Intel-based Mac sold by Apple.[92]
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The 2019 Mac Pro returns to a tower form factor and features a prominentlattice pattern on its front and rear. The lattice design was purportedly originally developed byJony Ive for thePower Mac G4 Cube in 2000.[93] It comes bundled with a newMagic Keyboard with black keys in a silver chassis, and a blackMagic Mouse 2 orMagic Trackpad 2 with a silver underside.
Initial reviews were generally positive. The only pre-release review models of the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR were provided toYouTube techvloggersJustine Ezarik,Marques Brownlee, and Jonathan Morrison, rather than reviewers from traditional news outlets.[94]
iFixit gave it a repairability score of 9/10, noting that every part of the machine is user-replaceable. The SSD can also be replaced via Apple official parts, but require anApple Configurator restore to re-pair it with the T2 chip.[86][95]
| Model | 2019[84] | |||||
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| Component | IntelCascade Lake-based Xeon W-3200 | |||||
| Timetable | Released | December 10, 2019[96] | ||||
| Discontinued | June 5, 2023 | |||||
| Unsupported | Still supported | |||||
| Models | Model numbers | A1991 (Desktop),[97] A2304 (Rack Mount)[98] | ||||
| Model identifier | MacPro7,1 | |||||
| Apple order number | All models are built-to-order | |||||
| ROM | EFI mode | EFI64 | ||||
| Kernel mode | 64-bit | |||||
| Chipset | Intel C621 | |||||
| Processor | 3.5 GHz8-core IntelXeon W-3223 ("Cascade Lake") with 24.5 MB cache | 3.3 GHz12-coreXeon W-3235 ("Cascade Lake") with 31.2 MB cache | 3.2 GHz16-coreXeon W-3245 ("Cascade Lake") with 38 MB cache | 2.7 GHz24-coreXeon W-3265M ("Cascade Lake") with 57 MB cache | 2.5 GHz28-coreXeon W-3275M ("Cascade Lake") with 66.5 MB cache | |
| Memory (RAM) | Standard | 32 GB (four 8 GB) Expandable to 768 GB (six 128 GB DIMMs or twelve 64 GB DIMMs) by Apple | 32 GB (four 8 GB) Expandable to 1.5 TB (twelve 128 GB DIMMs) by Apple | |||
| Type | DDR4 ECC at 2933 MHz included, but runs at 2666 MHz | DDR4 ECC at 2933 MHz | ||||
| Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro W5500X with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory (available July 2020, standard since March 2022) Radeon Pro 580X with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory (discontinued March 2022) Single or dual Radeon Pro W5700X with 16/32 GB of GDDR6 memory (Available April 2020) Single or dual Radeon Pro Vega II with 32/64 GB of HBM2 memory Single or dual Radeon Pro Vega II Duo with 64/128 GB of HBM2 memory Radeon Pro W6600X with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory (available March 2022) Single or dual Radeon Pro W6800X with 32/64 GB of GDDR6 memory (available August 2021) Single or dual Radeon Pro W6800X Duo with 64/128 GB of GDDR6 memory (available August 2021) Single or dual Radeon Pro W6900X with 32/64 GB of GDDR6 memory (available August 2021) | |||||
| Secondary storage | Standard | 512 GB flash storage 256 GB flash storage (available before March 2022) Optional 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, or 8 TB flash storage | ||||
| Type | PCIeSSD, up to two modules, without hot-swapping feature | |||||
| Security Chip | Apple T2 | |||||
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi | Built-inWi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), up to 1.3 Gbit/s | ||||
| Ethernet | 2×10 Gigabit Ethernet withLights Out Management | |||||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | |||||
| Peripherals | Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C 3.1 Gen 2) supportingDisplayPort 2× top of case, 2× rear I/O card(all models) Additional 4× rear(single W5700X, Vega II/Vega II Duo) or 8× rear(dual W5700X, Vega II/Vega II Duo) | |||||
| 3×USB-A3.0 (2× rear I/O card, 1× inside case)[99] | ||||||
| HDMI 2.0 2×(580X, W5500X, dual W5700X, Vega II/Vega II Duo) 1×(single W5700X, Vega II/Vega II Duo) | ||||||
| 2×SATA ports inside case | ||||||
| Expansion slots | 8×PCIe 3.0 slots (3 double-wide x16 slots, 1 double-wide x8 slot, 1 single-wide x16 slot, 2 x8 single-wide slots, 1 half-length x4 slot preloaded with I/O card on all models)[100] | |||||
| Display support | Six 4K displays, two 5K displays, or two Pro Display XDRs(580X) Four 4K displays, one 5K display, or one Pro Display XDR(W5500X) Six 4K displays, three 5K displays, or three Pro Display XDRs(W5700X) Six 4K displays, three 5K displays, or two Pro Display XDRs(Vega II) Eight 4K displays, four 5K displays, or four Pro Display XDRs(single Vega II Duo) Twelve 4K displays or six Pro Display XDRs(dual Vega II Duo) | |||||
| Audio | 3.5 mm headphone jack, Built-in mono speaker | |||||
| Dimensions | 20.8 in (52.9 cm) height x 8.6 in (21.8 cm) width x 17.7 in (45 cm) depth 8.67 in (22.0 cm) or5U height x19.0 in (48.2 cm) width x 21.2 in (54 cm) depth. (rack mount) | |||||
| Weight | 39.7 lb (18 kg) | |||||
| Operating System | Initial | macOS 10.15 Catalina | ||||
| Maximum | macOS 26 Tahoe | |||||
On June 5, 2023, Apple announced a Mac Pro based on theApple M2 Ultra chip, the first model with anApple silicon chip. Externally, the M2 Ultra Mac Pro uses the same chassis as the 2019 Intel model. Internally, it features a redesigned Apple silicon logic board that includes six internalPCIe 4.0 slots for expansion. It does not support discreteGPUs over PCIe.[101][102] The internal SSD is upgradeable, but the GPU and memory are not.[103][104] According toBloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple developed a chip for the Mac Pro combining two M2 Ultra chips into one package but cancelled it because of cost and manufacturing concerns.[105]
The Verge's review of the Mac Pro praised its performance, saying it "vastly outperforms Intel models from 2019," but criticized the inability to upgrade memory and the lack of support for graphics cards. It also criticized the Mac Pro's $3,000 (+75%) price premium over a similarly configuredMac Studio with the same performance, with the Mac Pro's only advantage being the addition of PCIe slots and better cooling.[106]
YouTuberMarques Brownlee found the Mac Pro and Mac Studio performed almost identically in testing despite the Mac Pro's much larger cooling system in his video "Why Does the M2 Mac Pro Exist?".[107]
| Model | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Info | Hardware Strings | Mac14,8 | |
| Model number | A2786 (Tower) A2787 (Rack) | ||
| Part number | Build-to-Order for all models | ||
| Date | Announced | June 5, 2023 | |
| Released | June 13, 2023 | ||
| Discontinued | In production | ||
| Unsupported | Supported | ||
| Operating System | Initial | macOS Ventura 13.4 | |
| Latest | macOS Tahoe 26.0 | ||
| Colors | |||
| Dimensions | Height | 20.8 in (53 cm) (Tower) 21.9 in (56 cm) (Tower with wheels) 8.67 in (22.0 cm) (Rack, 5U) | |
| Width | 8.58 in (21.8 cm) (Tower) 18.98 in (48.2 cm) (Rack) | ||
| Depth | 17.7 in (45 cm) (Tower) 24.0 in (61 cm) to 42.0 in (107 cm) (Rack) | ||
| Weight | 37.2 lb (16.87 kg) (Tower) 37.9 lb (17.19 kg) (Rack) | ||
| Performance | Cooling System | Triple-fan cooling system with copper heatsink attached on processor | |
| Chip | Chip Name | Apple M2 Ultra | |
| Technology Node | 5 nm (N5P) | ||
| Bit | 64-bit | ||
| Total CPU Cores | 24 | ||
| High-performance Cores | 16 × 3.68 GHz | ||
| Energy-efficiency Cores | 8 × 2.80 GHz | ||
| Online Configuration | — | ||
| Graphics Processor | Apple G14D | ||
| Total GPU Cores | 60 | ||
| GPU Family | Apple GPU Family 8 | ||
| Hardware-accelerated Ray Tracing | No | ||
| Metal Support | Metal 3 | ||
| Online Configuration | 76-core GPU | ||
| Neural Engine | 32-core (31.6 TOPS FP16) | ||
| Media Engine | Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW | ||
| Apple Intelligence | Yes | ||
| Unified Memory | Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 (3200 MHz) | |
| Memory Bus Width | 1024-bit | ||
| Memory Bandwidth | 819.2 GB/s | ||
| Memory Size | 64 GB | ||
| Online Configuration | 128 GB 192 GB | ||
| Storage | Storage Type | PCIe 4.0-based SSD | |
| Storage Speed | Up to 7.4 GB/s read speed | ||
| Storage Size | 1 TB | ||
| Online Configuration | 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB 8 TB | ||
| Input | Keyboard | Type | Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad with (scissor-switch) mechanism |
| Number of keys | 109 (U.S.) or 110 (ISO) | ||
| Arrow keys | 4 arrow keys | ||
| Function keys | With full-height | ||
| Charging port | Lightning | ||
| Trackpad or mouse | Type | Magic Mouse | |
| Charging port | Lightning | ||
| Online Configuration | Magic Trackpad Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad | ||
| Connector | HDMI | Two HDMI 2.1 | |
| SDXC card slot | No | ||
| Ethernet | Type | Two 10 Gb Ethernet port with RJ-45 connector | |
| Online Configuration | — | ||
| USB-A | Internal | OneUSB-A port | |
| External | TwoUSB-A ports | ||
| Serial ATA port | TwoSerial ATA ports | ||
| Expansion Slots | Half-length PCIe | One x4 PCIe Gen 3 slot with Apple I/O Card installed | |
| Full-length PCIe | Two x16 PCIe Gen 4 slots and four x8 PCIe gen 4 slots | ||
| USB-C/Thunderbolt | Back | FourThunderbolt 4USB-C ports supporting charging andDisplayPort protocols among others | |
| Top (Tower) / Front (Rack) | TwoThunderbolt 4USB-C ports supporting charging andDisplayPort protocols among others | ||
| Transmission Speed | Up to 40 Gbit/s transmission speed (Thunderbolt 4 orUSB 4) Up to 10 Gbit/s transmission speed (USB 3 - USB-C) Up to 5 Gbit/s transmission speed (USB 3 - USB-A) Up to 6 Gbit/s transmission speed (Serial ATA) | ||
| External Display Support[108][note 1] | Maximum display | 8 | |
| One external display |
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| Eight external displays |
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| Connectivity | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | ||
| Audio | Speakers | Built-in | |
| Dolby Atmos playback | Yes | ||
| Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking | Yes | ||
| 3.5 mm jack | With advanced support for high-impedance headphones | ||
| Audio output from HDMI | Yes | ||
| Power | Power supply | 1280 W at 108–125 V or 220–240 V 1180 W at 100–107 V | |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 1572 kg CO2e (32 GB memory and 512 GB storage)[109] | ||
| OS release | Mid 2006 | Early 2008 | Early 2009 | Mid 2010 | Mid 2012 | Late 2013 | 2019 | 2023 |
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| 10.4 Tiger | 10.4.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10.5 Leopard |  | 10.5.1 | 10.5.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10.6 Snow Leopard | | | | 10.6.4 | Partial[c] | — | — | — |
| 10.7 Lion | 2 GB RAM or more. | | | | 10.7.4 | — | — | — |
| 10.8 Mountain Lion | patch | | | | | — | — | — |
| 10.9 Mavericks | With supported graphics chip or ATI X1900 XT, and patch | | | | | 10.9.1 | — | — |
| 10.10 Yosemite | With supported graphics chip and patch | | | | | | — | — |
| 10.11 El Capitan | With supported graphics chip and patch | | | | | | — | — |
| 10.12 Sierra |  | patch | 5,1 firmware or patch | | | | — | — |
| 10.13 High Sierra | | patch | 5,1 firmware or patch | | | | — | — |
| 10.14 Mojave | | patch | 5,1 firmware and aMetal-capableGPU or patch | WithMetal-capableGPU or patch | | — | — | |
| 10.15 Catalina | | patch | | 10.15.1 | — | |||
| 11 Big Sur | | patch | | | — | |||
| 12 Monterey | | patch | | | — | |||
| 13 Ventura | | patch | | 13.4 | ||||
| 14 Sonoma | | patch | | | ||||
| 15 Sequoia | | patch | | | ||||
| 26 Tahoe | | | | | | | | |
| OS release | 2006–2008 | 2009–2012 | Late 2013 | 2019 | 2023[Note 1] |
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| Windows XP 32-bit[Note 2][110][111] | | | | | |
| Windows Vista 32-bit[Note 3][110][111] | | | | | |
| Windows Vista 64-bit[Note 3][110] | | | | | |
| Windows 7 32-bit[Note 4][110][112] | | | | | |
| Windows 7 64-bit[Note 5][110][113] | | | | | |
| Windows 8 [Note 6][Note 7][110] | | Partial, patch | | | |
| Windows 8.1 [Note 7][Note 8][113][114] | | Partial, patch | | | |
| Windows 10 [Note 7][Note 9][113][115] | | patch | | | |
| Windows 11 [Note 7][Note 10][113][115] | | Bootcamp patch + TPM patch | TPM patch | TPM patch | |
On November 5, 2010, Apple introduced the Mac Pro Server, which officially replaced theXserve line of Appleservers as of January 31, 2011. The Mac Pro Server includes an unlimited[8]Mac OS X Server license and an Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz quad-core processor, with 8 GB of DDR3 RAM.[116] In mid-2012, the Mac Pro Server was upgraded to an Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz quad-core processor. The Mac Pro Server was discontinued on October 22, 2013, with the introduction of the cylindrical Mac Pro. However, theOS X Server software package can be purchased from the Mac App Store.[117] The redesigned Mac Pro released on December 10, 2019 has a rack-mount version, available in the same configurations as the standard Mac Pro for a $500 premium.[118] The rack-mounted Mac Pro comes with mounting rails to mount it in a server rack, and fits in a 5Rack Unit (or "U") space.[119] The Apple silicon Mac Pro also comes in a rack version.[120]
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