Mac Pro M2 Ultra 2023

Mac Pro M2 Ultra 2023

Mac Pro

Discontinued
Released: June 5, 2023Discontinued on: January 1, 1
United States: US$7999Japan: ¥1,188,800

Overview

In comparison to its 2019 Mac Pro predecessors, the Mac Pro M2 Ultra line looks nearly identical from the outside, but it uses a completely different internal architecture -- based on Apple Silicon rather than Intel -- and has significantly less internal expansion. For all practical purposes, the Mac Pro M2 Ultra series is a Mac Studio in a larger box with more ports, support for internal storage upgrades, PCIe slots, and a larger power supply.


This specific Mac Pro, the Mac Pro "M2 Ultra" 24-Core CPU/76-Core GPU -- features a 3.68 GHz Apple M2 Ultra processor with twenty four cores (sixteen performance cores and eight efficiency cores), a 76-core GPU, a 32-core Neural Engine, a "Media Engine" that provides hardware acceleration for video encoding and decoding, 64 GB of "unified" onboard RAM, and a 1TB SSD that officially can be upgraded later.


External connectivity options include two Thunderbolt 4 ports on the top and four Thunderbolt 4 ports on the back along with two USB-A ports, two HDMI ports, two 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. It has 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E) and Bluetooth 5.3, too.


Internal connectivity options include one USB-A port and two Serial ATA ports too as one half length x4 PCI Express Gen 3 slot occupied by an Apple I/O card and six full-length PCI Express Gen 4 slots (two x16 slots and four x8 slots).

Evaluation

As the top-tier configuration of the Apple Silicon Mac Pro, this machine showcased astounding graphics performance. The 76-core GPU offered a level of video processing power that the previous Intel Mac Pro, even with an Afterburner card, could not achieve. This performance was particularly lauded by professionals working with real-time 3D rendering and complex visual effects. On the other hand, this model also marked a turning point away from the Mac Pro's traditional philosophy of ultimate expandability. The fact that the RAM and GPU were no longer user-upgradable was a significant compromise for some long-time users. Consequently, this machine was best appraised as the optimal choice for those who required PCIe expansion but sought the highest performance self-contained within the Apple ecosystem.

Product Info

Product Info Table
Model IDMac14,8
Apple Model NoA2786 (EMC 8163)
Apple Order NoBTO/CTO
Apple SubfamilyMac Pro (2023)

Price

Price Table
Original Price (US)US$7999
United StatesUS$7999
AustraliaA$13,499
Austria€9449
Belgium€9549
BrazilR$84.999
CanadaC$10,249
ChinaRMB 63,499
DenmarkDKK 73,999
Finland€9649
France€9449
Germany€9449
Hong KongHK$63,499
IndiaRs 8,29,900
IndonesiaPending
Ireland€9649
Italy€9649
Japan¥1,188,800
KoreaKRW 11,840,000
Luxembourg€9154,41
MalaysiaRM 36,999
MexicoMXN $174,999
Netherlands€9549
New ZealandNZ$14,749
NorwayNOK 114.990
Portugal€9649
SingaporeS$11,499
Spain€9549
SwedenSEK 111.495
SwitzerlandCHF 8'299
TaiwanNT$259,900
ThailandTHB 284,900
The PhilippinesPHP 509,990
United Kingdom£8199
VietnamVND 204,999,000

Pricing Extras

Pricing Extras Table
Est. Current RetailUS$7999

Body

Body Table
Form FactorMac Pro 2023
Case TypeTower
Dimensions20.8 x 8.58 x 17.7 in / 52.8 x 21.8 x 45.0 cm
Avg. Weight37.2 lbs / 16.86 kg

Platform

Platform Table
Processor TypeApple M2 Ultra
Processor Speed3.68 GHz
Processors1 (24 Cores)
Custom SpeedsN/A
Architecture64-Bit
System Bus SpeedN/A
L1 Cache192k+128k x16, 128k+64k x8
L2/L3 Cache32 MB x16, 4 MB x8
FPUIntegrated
ROM/Firmware TypeProprietary
EFI Architecture64-Bit
Geekbench 4 (SC)7303
Geekbench 4 (MC)75953
Geekbench 5 (SC)2016 (2766 GB 6)
Geekbench 5 (MC)28180 (21209 GB 6)

Memory

Memory Table
Standard RAM64 GB
Maximum RAM192 GB
RAM TypeUnified
Motherboard RAM64 GB

Storage

Storage Table
Standard Storage1 TB SSD
Std. Storage Speed7.4 GB/s
Storage InterfaceProprietary (NAND)
Storage DimensionsProprietary
Standard OpticalNone

Display

Display Table
Display Support8 Displays
Resolution Support7680x4320 (8K)
2nd Display SupportDual/Mirroring
2nd Max. Resolution7680x4320 (8K)
Video Card76-Core
Standard VRAMIntegrated
Maximum VRAMIntegrated
VRAM TypeIntegrated
Video (Monitor)8 (Thunderbolt 4), 2 HDMI

Audio

Audio Table
Headphone1
Sound OutNone

Connectivity

Connectivity Table
USB8 (4); 2 (A)
USB Ports8 (4); 2 (A)
Ethernet10 Gb x2
Standard Ethernet10 Gb x2
Expansion BaysSee Details
Expansion Slots6 PCIe Gen 4
Incl. KeyboardMagic Keyboard w/ Numeric
Incl. InputMagic Mouse

Wireless Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity Table
Standard AirPort802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E)
Standard Bluetooth5.3

Power

Power Table
Power1

Software

Software Table
Pre-Installed MacOSmacOS 13.4 (22F2073)
Maximum MacOSCurrent
Windows SupportVirtualization
Minimum WindowsNone
Maximum WindowsNone

Upgrades

Upgrades Table
Processor UpgradeSoldered