Ultra since pro is the baseline adjective.
Not that I find the naming any good but Max v Ultra would have been more of a head scratcher.
Not that I find the naming any good but Max v Ultra would have been more of a head scratcher.
But even Max kinda stinks because it's basically the same word as "Macs". Max Macs, Macs Max. Ugh
Then, this is also used - completely unrelated to the CPU in there - in the iPhone line-up, in a whole new mixed-up level ("look at my new iPhone Pro Max Ultra!"), as well as randomly for other hardware (AirPod Max?).
What a mess. Actually, this is worse then 90s Apple.
The Max is a Pro with (up to) double the number of GPU cores (and memory controllers), the Ultra is two maxes stapled together: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/apples-m1-ultra-tape...