M4 Ultra for Mac Pro Rumored with 80-Core GPU, Aiming at Gaming Market
Reports suggest the Apple M4 Ultra chip, destined for the Mac Pro, could feature up to an 80-core GPU, positioning Apple for the mainstream gaming.
Following the successful launch of the M4 Max, rumors are swirling about Apple's next chip, the M4 Ultra, expected to power the updated Mac Pro next year. Reports suggest this powerful SoC could feature up to 80 GPU cores, strengthening Apple's position in the gaming market. M4 Ultra and the Gaming Market According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the M4 Ultra is poised to make the Mac Pro one of the most powerful mainstream systems available. This, combined with Apple's competitive pricing strategy, makes their machines more accessible and appealing to a wider audience, including gamers. Apple's unified RAM architecture, which offers a minimum of 16GB even in base models, provides game developers with ample framebuffer resources. This is a significant advantage for porting graphically demanding games, as evidenced by the upcoming Mac release of Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition with path tracing and Frame Generation. Mac Pro and Mac Studio Release Gurman predicts a mid-2025…