Power to change everything.
Say hello to a Mac that is extreme in every way.
With the greatest performance, expansion, and
configurability yet, it is a system created to let a
wide range of professionals push the limits of
what is possible.
All-New Design
Function defines form. Every aspect of Mac Pro is designed in pursuit of performance. Built around a stainless steel space frame, an aluminum housing lifts off, allowing 360-degree access to every component and vast configuration. From there anything is possible.
Processor and Memory
Up to 28 cores of power. Create without constraint. Mac Pro is designed for pros who need the ultimate in CPU performance. From production rendering to playing hundreds of virtual instruments to simulating an iOS app on multiple devices at once, it's exceedingly capable. At the heart of the system is an Intel Xeon processor with up to 28 cores - the most ever in a Mac. In addition, large L2 and shared L3 caches and 64 PCI Express lanes provide massive bandwidth in and out of the processor.
Engineered to go all out. All the time.
Squeezing every possible ounce of performance out of the processor means giving it a lot of power. In this case, over 300 watts. A massive heat sink keeps the system cool, enabling it to run fully unconstrained. Heat pipes move heat away from the chip, dispersing it along aluminum fin stacks. While three axial fans move air through the system.
Forget everything you know about memory.
A multicore workstation processor needs lots of memory to feed it. Featuring six channels of superfast ECC memory and 12 physical DIMM slots, Mac Pro allows for up to 1.5TB of memory. So pros working with large projects, analyzing huge data sets, or running multiple pro applications can make fast work out of all kinds of work. And while typical towers cram memory into hard-to-reach places, Mac Pro utilizes a two-sided logic board, making it easy to access.
Up to 2933MHz DDR4 ECC memory
Up to 140GB/s memory bandwidth
Six-channel memory system
Expansion
Eight PCI Express expansion slots. Go configure. Mac Pro is designed for pros who need to build high-bandwidth capabilities into their systems. With four double-wide slots, three single-wide slots, and one half-length slot preconfigured with the Apple I/O card, it has twice as many slots as the previous Mac tower. Now you can customize and expand in ways never before possible in a single workstation.
Graphic
Extreme performance. By design. For many pros, a high-performance graphics architecture is critical to their workflows. Especially for tasks like animating 3D film assets, compositing 8K scenes, and building lifelike gaming environments. To give them the highest possible performance and take graphics capabilities to a new level, something groundbreaking was required. Introducing the Mac Pro Expansion Module, or MPX Module.
A second connector. An industry first. The MPX Module starts with an industry-standard PCI Express connector. Then, for the first time in a graphics card, more PCIe lanes integrate Thunderbolt and additional power provided to increase capability. With up to 500 watts, the MPX Module has power capacity equivalent to that of the entire previous-generation Mac Pro.
Radeon Pro Vega II Duo. Power plus power. With up to 14 teraflops of compute performance, 32GB of memory, and 1TB/s of memory bandwidth, the MPX Module with Radeon Pro Vega II is a powerhouse. For more power, two Radeon Pro Vega II GPUs combine to create the Vega II Duo. With double the graphics performance, memory, and memory bandwidth, it's the world's most powerful graphics card. The two GPUs are connected through the Infinity Fabric Link, which allows data transfer up to 5x faster between the GPUs. It's huge for apps that are optimized for multiple GPUs.
The world's most powerful graphics card.
Times two. Taking power one huge step further, Mac Pro supports configuration of two Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX Modules. The four GPUs combine to add up to 56 teraflops and 128GB of high-bandwidth memory. It's a massive amount of performance built to tackle everything from GPU rendering to machine learning to particle simulations.
Cool. Quiet. Capable.
Most GPUs aren't conceived as part of an overall system, so they require their own cooling. The MPX Module is designed as an integrated component of Mac Pro. Its form factor enables a larger heat sink, which works in concert with the machine's internal airflow to quietly dissipate heat. Without a noisy bolted-on fan, heat and decibel levels are kept remarkably low.
Video Editing
Apple Afterburner. Blaze through 8K video. Created to transform the workflow for film and video professionals, Afterburner allows you to go straight from camera to timeline and work natively with 4K and even 8K files from the start. No more time-consuming transcoding, storage overhead, or errors during output. Proxy workflows, RIP.
Cut to even more creativity.
Afterburner is a hardware accelerator card built with an FPGA, or programmable ASIC. With over a million logic cells, it can process up to 6.3 billion pixels per second. And when installed in Mac Pro, the system is capable of handling up to 6 streams of 8K ProRes RAW or 23 streams of 4K ProRes RAW. This means you can free up your cores to enable even more creative effects and processing.
Up to 6 streams of 8K ProRes RAW video at 30 fps
Up to 23 streams of 4K ProRes RAW video at 30 fps
Up to 16 streams of 4K ProRes 422 video at 30 fps
Security and Storage
Security taken to new heights. Mac Pro is the most secure tower we've ever built. A Secure Enclave coprocessor provides the foundation for encrypted storage and secure boot capabilities. So you can worry less about protecting your work, code, and intellectual property. And focus more on doing your best thinking.
Apple T2 Security Chip. Data on Mac Pro is protected by the Apple T2 Security Chip. It integrates a Secure Enclave coprocessor and discrete controllers into a single chip. It also ensures that the lowest levels of software aren't tampered with and that only operating system software trusted by Apple loads at startup.
Up to 8TB storage. To deliver the fastest possible performance, Mac Pro is built on an all-flash storage architecture. It starts with a 256GB SSD and is configurable to a 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD - all encrypted by the T2 chip.
High-Speed Connections
Powerful I/O at hand. Mac Pro has extremely high-performance I/O, and lots of it. It begins with four Thunderbolt 3 ports, two USB-A ports, and two 10Gb Ethernet ports. And with every MPX Module you add you get more capability. Connect up to 12 4K displays or up to six Pro Display XDRs from Apple and see your work with over 120 million pixels. It's now easy to expand at will.
Rear expansion. With up to 12 Thunderbolt 3 ports, Mac Pro doesn't just have room for more ports than any Mac, it integrates them elegantly with each new module added.
Top case. Two convenient ports on the top allow quick and easy connections to your Thunderbolt 3-compatible devices.
Technical Specifications
Processor
Configure from an 8-core to 28-core Intel Xeon W processor
- 8-Core
3.5GHz Intel Xeon W
8 cores, 16 threads,
Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz,
24.5MB cache,
Supports 2666MHz memory
- 12-Core
3.3GHz Intel Xeon W
12 cores, 24 threads,
Turbo Boost up to 4.4GHz,
31.25MB cache,
Supports 2933MHz memory
- 16-Core
3.2GHz Intel Xeon W
16 cores, 32 threads,
Turbo Boost up to 4.4GHz,
38MB cache,
Supports 2933MHz memory
- 24-Core
2.7GHz Intel Xeon W
24 cores, 48 threads,
Turbo Boost up to 4.4GHz,
57MB cache,
Supports 2933MHz memory
- 28-Core
2.5GHz Intel Xeon W
28 cores, 56 threads,
Turbo Boost up to 4.4GHz,
66.5MB cache,
Supports 2933MHz memory
Memory
Configure up to 1.5TB of DDR4 ECC memory in 12 user-accessible DIMM slots
- 32GB
Four 8GB DIMMs
- 48GB
Six 8GB DIMMs
- 96GB
Six 16GB DIMMs
- 192GB
Six 32GB DIMMs
- 384GB
Six 64GB DIMMs
- 768GB
Six 128GB DIMMs or 12 64GB DIMMs
- 1.5TB
12 128GB DIMMs
(Requires 24-core or 28-core processor)
Graphics
Configure two MPX Modules with up to four GPUs
- AMD Radeon Pro 580X
- 36 compute units, 2304 stream processors
- 8GB of GDDR5 memory
Up to 5.6 teraflops single precision
- Two HDMI 2.0 ports on card
- Four DisplayPort connections routed to system to support internal Thunderbolt 3 ports
- Support for up to six 4K displays, two 5K displays, or two Pro Display XDRs
- Half-height MPX Module fits in an MPX bay and enables PCIe slot 2 for additional expansion
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500X
- 24 compute units, 1536 stream processors
- 8GB of GDDR6 memory with 224GB/s memory bandwidth
- Up to 5.6 teraflops single precision or 11.2 teraflops half precision
- Two HDMI 2.0 ports on card
- Two DisplayPort connections routed to system to support internal Thunderbolt 3 ports
- Support for up to four 4K displays, one 5K display, or one Pro Display XDR
- Half-height MPX Module fills an MPX bay and uses extra power and PCIe bandwidth
- AMD Radeon Pro W5700X
- 40 compute units, 2560 stream processors
- 16GB of GDDR6 memory with 448GB/s memory bandwidth
- Up to 9.4 teraflops single precision or 18.9 teraflops half precision
- Four Thunderbolt 3 ports and one HDMI 2.0 port on card
- Two DisplayPort connections routed to system to support internal Thunderbolt 3 ports
- Support for Display Stream Compression (DSC)
- Support for up to six 4K displays, three 5K displays, or three Pro Display XDRs
- Full-height MPX Module fills an MPX bay and uses extra power and PCIe bandwidth
- AMD Radeon Pro Vega II
- 64 compute units, 4096 stream processors
- 32GB of HBM2 memory with 1TB/s memory bandwidth
- Up to 14.1 teraflops single precision or 28.3 teraflops half precision
- Infinity Fabric Link connection enables two Vega II GPUs to connect at up to 84GB/s
- Four Thunderbolt 3 ports and one HDMI 2.0 port on card
- Two DisplayPort connections routed to system to support internal Thunderbolt 3 ports
- Support for up to six 4K displays, three 5K displays, or two Pro Display XDRs
- Full-height MPX Module fills an MPX bay and uses extra power and PCIe bandwidth
- AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo
- Two Vega II GPUs, each with 64 compute units and 4096 stream processors
- 64GB of HBM2 memory (32GB per GPU), each with 1TB/s memory bandwidth
- Up to 28.3 teraflops single precision or 56.6 teraflops half precision
- Onboard Infinity Fabric Link connection connects the two Vega II GPUs at up to 84GB/s
- Four Thunderbolt 3 ports and one HDMI 2.0 port on card
- Four DisplayPort connections routed to system to support internal Thunderbolt 3 ports
- Support for up to eight 4K displays, four 5K displays, or four Pro Display XDRs
- Full-height MPX Module fills an MPX bay and uses extra power and PCIe bandwidth
Power Supply
1.4 kilowatts
- Maximum continuous power:
- 1280W at 108-125V or 220-240V
- 1180W at 100-107V
Expansion Slots
- Two MPX Modules or up to four PCI Express card slots
- Each MPX bay provides:
- x16 gen 3 bandwidth for graphics
- x8 gen 3 bandwidth for Thunderbolt
DisplayPort video routing
- Up to 500W power for an MPX Module
- Alternatively, each MPX bay can support:
- One full-length, double-wide x16 gen 3 slot and one full-length, double-wide x8 gen 3 slot (MPX bay 1)
- Or two full-length, double-wide x16 gen 3 slots (MPX bay 2)
- Up to 300W auxiliary power via two 8-pin connectors
- Three full-length PCI Express gen 3 slots
- One x16 slot; two x8 slots
- 75W auxiliary power available
- One half-length x4 PCI Express gen 3 slot with Apple I/O card installed
Apple Afterburner
ProRes and ProRes RAW accelerator card
- PCI Express x16 card
- Accelerates ProRes and ProRes RAW codecs in Final Cut Pro X, QuickTime Player X, and supported third-party apps
- Supports system playback of up to 6 streams of 8K ProRes RAW or up to 23 streams of 4K ProRes RAW1
Storage
Configure up to 8TB of SSD storage2
- 256GB SSD
- One 256GB module
- 1TB SSD
- Two 512GB modules
- 2TB SSD
- Two 1TB modules
- 4TB SSD
- Two 2TB modules
- 8TB SSD
- Two 4TB modules
- Up to 3.4GB/s sequential read and 3.4GB/s sequential write performance.
- Storage encrypted by the Apple T2 Security Chip.
Input/Output
- I/O card installed in the half-length x4 PCI Express slot with:
- Two USB 3 ports
- Support for USB-A (up to 5Gb/s)
- Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
- Support for Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
- Support for USB-C (up to 10Gb/s)
- Support for DisplayPort
- Two 10Gb Ethernet ports:
- Support for 10Gb Ethernet performance over copper cabling
- Support for Nbase-T industry standard: 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb, and 10Gb Ethernet link speeds using RJ-45 connectors
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Audio
- Built-in speaker
- 3.5 mm headphone jack with headset support
Input Devices
- Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (silver and black)
- Magic Mouse 2 (silver and black)
- Optional Magic Trackpad 2 (silver and black)
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Enclosure
- Tower: Mac Pro tower enclosure with feet; configurable to tower with wheels
Size and Weight3
- Height: 20.8 inches (52.9 cm)
- Height with optional wheels: 21.9 inches (55.7 cm)
- Width: 17.7 inches (45.0 cm)
- Depth: 8.58 inches (21.8 cm)
- Weight: 39.7 pounds (18.0 kg)
Electrical and Operating Requirements
- Line voltage: 100-125V AC at 12A; 220-240V AC at 6A
- Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
- Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
- Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Operating altitude: tested up to 16,400 feet (5000 meters)
Operating System
macOS
macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS Big Sur introduces a bold new design and major updates to apps - taking macOS to a new level of power and beauty.
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new Mac Pro. With built-in support for vision, hearing, mobility, and learning, you can create and do amazing things.
Features include:
- Voice Control
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Increase Contrast
- Reduce Motion
- Siri and Dictation
- Switch Control
- Closed Captions
- Text to Speech
Built-in Apps4
- Photos
- iMovie
- GarageBand
- Pages
- Numbers
- Keynote
- Siri
- Safari
- Mail
- FaceTime
- Messages
- Maps
- News
- Stocks
- Home
- Voice Memos
- Notes
- Calendar
- Contacts
- Reminders
- Photo Booth
- Preview
- Books
- App Store
- Time Machine
- TV
- Music
- Podcasts
- Find My
- QuickTime Player
In the Box
- Mac Pro
- Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
- Magic Mouse 2
- USB-C to Lightning
- Cable (1 m)
Power cord (2 m)
Mac Pro and the Environment
Mac Pro is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact:
- Made with better materials
- Enclosure made with low-carbon aluminum
- Responsible packaging
- Recyclable, majority-fiber packaging
- 100% of primary wood fiber comes from responsibly managed forests
- Energy efficient
- Meets ENERGY STAR requirements5
- Smarter chemistry
- BFR-, PVC-, and beryllium-free
1 Testing conducted by Apple in November 2019 using preproduction 2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W-based Mac Pro systems with 384GB of RAM and dual AMD Radeon Pro Vega II graphics with Infinity Fabric Link and 32GB of HBM2 each, configured with Afterburner and a 4TB SSD. Mac Pro systems tested with an attached 5K display. Tested with Final Cut Pro 10.4.7 using a 50-second picture-in-picture project with 6 streams of Apple ProRes RAW video at 8192x4320 resolution and 29.97 frames per second, a 50-second picture-in-picture project with 23 streams of Apple ProRes RAW video at 4096x2160 resolution and 29.97 frames per second, and a 5-minute picture-in-picture project with 16 streams of Apple ProRes 422 video at 4096x2160 resolution and 30 frames per second. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.
2 Testing conducted by Apple in November 2019 using preproduction 2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W-based Mac Pro systems with 384GB of RAM and a 4TB SSD. Mac Pro systems tested with an attached 5K display. Tested with FIO 3.16, 1024KB request size, 150GB test file and IO depth=8. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
3 Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
4 iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are available on the Mac App Store. Downloading apps requires an Apple ID and a device that is compatible with the OS version required for each app.
5 ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR mark are registered trademarks owned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.