2022 Mac Pro said to use Intel Ice Lake Xeon W-3300 CPU
A future Mac Pro is rumored to use the Xeon W-3300 CPU family, in parallel with Apple's commitment to fully transition to Apple Silicon by 2022.
Apple could release Intel Xeon and M-series Mac Pros at the same time
A reliable leaker known as YuuKi_AnS says that the 2022 Mac Pro will use Xeon W-3300 series CPUs. While this corroborates other leaks, it also goes against Apple's promise to transition all Macs to custom silicon.
As reported by WCCFtech, the tweet suggests that Apple will release an Intel variant of the Mac Pro in 2022 in some form or another. This could be released on its own or alongside an M-series Mac Pro to cover both markets of pro users.
The next Mac Pro has been rumored to include a processor known as "Jade" or the "M1X." This Apple Silicon processor would have up to 40 cores and a dedicated GPU.
An Apple Silicon version of the Mac Pro would use a case half the current model's size. The new design and processor would limit professionals to custom Apple hardware, however.
Apple may want to serve customers who rely upon legacy components and hardware with a final Intel-based Mac Pro. This rumored model would be compatible with the modular components and external GPUs that professionals need.
Both rumored models could be released in the same year to please all of its professional customers.
With only about one year left of the promised transition window, Apple still has a few Macs to release with the M-series processor. Expect updates to the 16-inch MacBook Pro, a new 14-inch MacBook Pro, and a smaller Mac Pro before the transition is complete.
YuuKi_AnS has been reporting on Intel processors, particularly workstation ones, for several years, with good accuracy.
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Apple could release Intel Xeon and M-series Mac Pros at the same time
A reliable leaker known as YuuKi_AnS says that the 2022 Mac Pro will use Xeon W-3300 series CPUs. While this corroborates other leaks, it also goes against Apple's promise to transition all Macs to custom silicon.
As reported by WCCFtech, the tweet suggests that Apple will release an Intel variant of the Mac Pro in 2022 in some form or another. This could be released on its own or alongside an M-series Mac Pro to cover both markets of pro users.
Apple's MacPro 2022 seems to use Intel's Xeon-W 33xx series processors...
(LGA4189 iceLake-SP)-- -YuuKi_AnS (@yuuki_ans)
The next Mac Pro has been rumored to include a processor known as "Jade" or the "M1X." This Apple Silicon processor would have up to 40 cores and a dedicated GPU.
An Apple Silicon version of the Mac Pro would use a case half the current model's size. The new design and processor would limit professionals to custom Apple hardware, however.
Apple may want to serve customers who rely upon legacy components and hardware with a final Intel-based Mac Pro. This rumored model would be compatible with the modular components and external GPUs that professionals need.
Both rumored models could be released in the same year to please all of its professional customers.
With only about one year left of the promised transition window, Apple still has a few Macs to release with the M-series processor. Expect updates to the 16-inch MacBook Pro, a new 14-inch MacBook Pro, and a smaller Mac Pro before the transition is complete.
YuuKi_AnS has been reporting on Intel processors, particularly workstation ones, for several years, with good accuracy.
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Comments
If x86, why still not the AMD devices?
Assuming Apple releases a refreshed Intel-powered Mac Pro in 2022, most likely they could continue selling it for several years and providing Intel macOS support for several more years beyond.
It would make zero sense for Apple to sign a contract with AMD at this point since x86 is ultimately a dead end for Macs. In terms of worldwide notebook/desktop PC sales, Macs comprise less than 10% of the market unit sales.
Switching to AMD would mean a rewrite of quite a few frameworks, accelerate and the video encoding/decoding frameworks especially. And they're not going to do that for an architecture that is a dead end at Apple.
I don’t see any confusion over this. Bottom line: Apple will discontinue the Intel series If and WHEN enough pros are satisfied with M series applications. AND, they will want the Pro machine performance to be a great incentive for this to happen.
In my view, the next MacPro will have only Apple silicon as an option. Even the discrete GPU is doubtful. We can most likely expect Apple silicon GPU to be integrated into that. I don't believe that Intel Xeon would be an option. For those who need Intel Mac Pros, Apple launched one just 2 years ago and will continue to sell that one for few more years. This rumor does not make any sense or whatsoever to me.
Apple could provide a hybrid product but what proportion of Mac sales do 18-core+ Mac Pros account for anyway?
EDIT: Maximara has the same idea.
Have a look over the M1 reviews on YouTube. You'll see that MANY of the pros are blown away by the performance of the M1 machines. Even when running on Rosetta, they have been outperforming Intel machines, or at least keeping pace. A lot of this actually has nothing to do with the M1 chip, thought. The unified RAM approach and the much faster SSDs are contributing factors to the increased performance. Intel should pay attention to some of these lessons.
- Fugaku - 442,010
- Summit - 148,600
- Sierra - 94,640
- TaihuLight - 93,014
- Perlmutter - 64,590 - This is the top system with amd64 processors involved
On a percentage basis, Perlmutter is almost as far behind TaihuLight as Sierra is behind Summit, and Fugaku's lead is just as stark as it was when it was introduced in 2020.But this does indicate, I think, that the first Apple Silicon Mac Pro will have a different form factor from the current design. The “mini-me” concept shown in the illustration here seems absurd to me, almost a joke. I could see them producing a module for the current Mac Pro, but I can’t see them making that the only option. iMac Pro reborn is a possibility, but it could also be something that is the heir to the cylinder, something that goes really well with the XDR display.