In a recent development, Apple's upcoming Mac Pro has made an appearance in the Geekbench database, showcasing impressive performance with a Metal score of 312,585 points. Alongside, some details about the highly anticipated M2Ultra chip have been disclosed. The M2Ultra chip boasts a base frequency of 3.68 GHz, featuring 12 cores (8+4). It comes equipped with a 128 KB level-one instruction cache, a 64 KB data cache, and a 4 MB level-two cache.
Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports that Apple is currently testing two new desktop Mac models powered by the M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips. These models are internally codenamed Mac 14,13 and Mac 14,14, respectively. The new Mac models will feature the M2 Max chip, which houses a 12-core CPU and a 30-core GPU, supporting a maximum memory capacity of 96 GB. Additionally, there will be configurations available with the M2 Ultra chip.
Originally designed for the Apple Silicon Mac Pro, the M2 Ultra chip's destiny has taken a turn due to uncertain progress in the development of that particular model. As a result, Apple has decided to implement this powerful chip in the Mac Studio lineup.
The highly anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 will commence at 1:00 AM Beijing time on June 6th. Apple plans to showcase its latest software and hardware products to a global audience through an online livestream.