Apple is gradually transitioning its entire Mac lineup to its custom silicon. Over the past few years, the Cupertino giant has gracefully managed to shift from Intel to its in-house M-series chips. These custom chips not only feature enhanced CPU and GPU capabilities, but the lower power consumption also contributes to improved battery life. However, Apple has failed to introduce an updated Mac Pro with an M-series chip as of yet. The company's global marketing president hinted that a Mac Pro is still in the pipeline, which will potentially feature the company's powerful M2 Ultra chip.

Apple executive suggests the company's devised Apple Silicon roadmap will include all Macs, potentially hinting at Mac Pro with an M2 Ultra chip

Apple's marketing head Bob Borchers was asked in an interview if Apple will fulfill its devised roadmap to transition the entire Mac lineup to Apple Silicon (including the Mac Pro). Borchers acknowledged and suggests that the company will move ahead with its plans and completely offer Macs with its in-house chips.

This is not the first time that we are hearing details on the Apple silicon Mac Pro. We have recently heard that the machine will look more or less like the Intel version that we are familiar with and that it will not be user-upgradeable as well. As for internals, the Mac Pro is slated to be powered by Apple's M2 Ultra chip. The reason why the Mac Pro's RAM will not be user-upgradeable is that the M2 Ultra chip features unified memory. What this means is that the RAM is part of the chipset, and upgrading it is nearly impossible.

It was also previously rumored that Apple might not upgrade the Mac Studio with an M2 Ultra chip due to similarities with the upcoming Mac Pro. At this point, there are no clear launch time frames in sight. However, we suspect that Apple will see fit to introduce the Mac Pro later this year. Apart from the Apple silicon Mac Pro, Brochers also talked about power efficiency and how its wearable could reap benefits with enhanced battery life. We will share more details on the subject as soon as further details are available.

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