It's the Ultra chip, the same one that goes into the rackmount Mac Pro. I don't think there's much confusion as to who this is for.
> there’s no sign that they’re interested in updating that for the AI age.
> there’s no sign that they’re interested in updating that for the AI age.
And I’ve had every previous Mac tower design since 1999: G4, G5, the excellent dual Xeon, the horrible black trash can… But Apple Silicon delivers so much punch in the Studio form factor, the old school Pro has become very niche.
Edit - looks like the new M3 Ultra is only available in Mac Studio anyway? So the existence of the Pro is moot here.
The 2013 Mac Pro was stuck forever with its original choice of Intel CPU and AMD GPU. And it was unfortunately prone to overheating due to these same components.
The cooling solution wasn’t designed for huge GPUs. So it couldn’t really be upgraded in ways most people wanted.
In fact a very famous podcaster is still holding out to his.
Not sure if they count as niche or not.