A New Apple Silicon Mac Pro
The Mac Pro remains the lone holdout in the journey to Apple Silicon. While there are some valid reasons for Apple to take a more conservative approach with a system that’s used primarily by high-end professional studios, there’s no doubt that it has to get an M-series chip eventually.
Apple has apparently had this new Mac Pro in the works for nearly a year. Last year’s M1 Ultra Mac Studio was a bit of a stopgap along that road, but even though it’s exceedingly powerful, it’s not a replacement for the much more versatile and expandable Mac Pro.
Every Mac Pro that Apple has released has been unveiled at WWDC; the original in 2006, the cylindrical “trashcan” style unit in 2013, and the current 2019 model. The latter two of these weren’t released until later — the 2013 and 2019 Macs Pro didn’t start shipping until December of those same years — but they were announced at WWDC in both cases. With a new Mac Pro expected to arrive sometime this year, it’s logical to assume that Apple would follow that same trend and show it off at WWDC to whet people’s appetites.