A day after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman tweeted that “several new Macs” will be arriving at WWDC23 on Monday, he provided more information on what Apple might reveal during the Monday, June 5 keynote.
Gurman tweeted Thursday that “Apple is testing two new Mac desktops” featuring the M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips. Gurman also points out that Apple will begin accepting Mac Studio trade-ins on Monday, suggesting the Macs being tested are new Mac Studios.
The Mac with the M2 Max has similar specs to the 16-inch MacBook Pro: a 12-core processor (8 performance cores, 4 efficiency cores), 30-core GPU, and 96GB of memory. The Mac with the M2 Ultra chip features a 24-core processor (16 performance cores, 8 efficiency cores) and a 60-core GPU. As with the M1 Max and Ultra, Apple will offer different GPU core configurations and memory options.
The current Mac Studio is available with the M1 Max and M1 Ultra chips, so with the trade-in program, it makes sense to conclude that these tested Macs are Mac Studio upgrades. The upgrades would come more than a year after its introduction, which is a shorter cycle than Apple’s with other Macs. Prior to the Mac Studio, the fastest cycle was with the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros, which were upgraded 16 months after their initial introduction with the M1 Pro and Max. The iMac M1, on the other hand, has been on the market for 25 months, the longest cycle to date.
If these tested Macs are new Mac Studios, where is the Mac Pro? It’s possible that one (or both) of these Macs are actually Mac Pro models, but given recent reports, that’s not likely. It’s possible that another unidentified Mac model will appear by Monday’s WWDC keynote, but it’s more likely that if the Mac Pro debuts, Apple will announce the Mac Pro and make it available. later this year.
Our WWDC23 guide has all the information you need about Apple’s big event. Learn how to watch the WWDC keynote, get more info on the next release of macOS, and read our guide to the M2 Mac Studio.
