Tuesday, March 9th 2021
Apple is Discontinuing Intel-based iMac Pro
According to the official company website, Apple will no longer manufacture its iMac Pro computers based on Intel processors. Instead, the company will carry these models in its store, only while the supplies last. Apple will be replacing these models with next-generation iMac Pro devices that will be home to the custom Apple Silicon processors, combining Arm CPU cores with custom GPU design. Having a starting price of 4990 USD, the Apple iMac Pro was able to max out at 15000 USD. The most expensive part was exactly the Intel Xeon processor inside it, among the AMD GPU with HBM. Configuration pricing was also driven by storage/RAM options. However, even the most expensive iMac Pro with its 2017 hardware had no chance against the regular 2020 iMac, so the product was set to be discontinued sooner or later.
When the stock of the iMac Pro runs out, Apple will replace this model with its Apple Silicon equipped variant. According to the current rumor mill, Apple is set to hold a keynote on March 16th that will be an announcement for new iMac Pro devices with custom processors. What happens is only up to Apple, so we have to wait and see.
Source:
Hardwareluxx.de
When the stock of the iMac Pro runs out, Apple will replace this model with its Apple Silicon equipped variant. According to the current rumor mill, Apple is set to hold a keynote on March 16th that will be an announcement for new iMac Pro devices with custom processors. What happens is only up to Apple, so we have to wait and see.
28 Comments on Apple is Discontinuing Intel-based iMac Pro
Some chip thats as big as a whole wafer? (With like 0.1% yields)
Also, little cores are totally useless on a desktop platform, literal waste of silicon (who cares whether its 3W or 9W idle on a desktop)
I also wonder what an AS-based Mac Pro is going to look like. RIght now, they don't even support TB GPUs, so it's quite possible that all Apple will do is up the core counts on their own silicon for their product stack.I could see it being MCM or even traditional multi-socket, just not upgradeable sockets.
Though I doubt they'd release standalone GPUs for the mass market. At best, it would be given the choice of taking a Mac to an Apple shop and get an upgrade right then and there.
Last time I checked, no money of the world would enable you to defy cold, hard physics.