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Mac Pro (2023) vs Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)

Mac Pro (2023)1Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)2

Quick look

Quick look: Mac Pro M2 Ultra against Mac Pro
FigureMac Pro M2 Ultra1Mac Pro2
Price£7,1993launch priceNot available4Price
ChipM2 UltrachipXeon W3.5GHz 8-core Intel
CPU24-coreCPU8-coreCPU
GPU60-coreGPUNot available5GPU
Memory64GBunified memory, base32GBmemory, base
Storage1TBstorage, base256GBstorage, base
Released13 June 20233ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 5 June 2023.3 June 20196Announced, no on-sale date given
Security updatesNot available7Security updatesNot available7Security updates
Price
We hold no UK price for the Mac Pro. The Mac Pro M2 Ultra is £7,199 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK).

True to scale

Not drawn: Apple’s Mac Pro pages print the width and depth the other way round, so an outline of the Mac Pro would show a size the sources do not establish.

Specifications

Each figure is from the source marked by its Mac’s name unless it carries its own small number, which links to where that figure was read.

Body

Body: Apple Mac Pro (2023) against Apple Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)
SpecificationMac Pro M2 Ultra1Mac Pro2
Dimensions529 x 218 x 450 mm220.2 x 482 x 539.5 mm
Weight16.86 kg17.6 kg
ColoursSilverNot available5
PortsEight Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), two HDMI ports, two 10Gb Ethernet ports, 3.5mm headphone jackTwo Thunderbolt 3 ports on the I/O card, two Thunderbolt 3 ports on the front of the rack enclosure, two USB 3 ports (USB-A, up to 5Gb/s), two 10Gb Ethernet ports, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports884
Thunderbolt versionThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports22
HDMITwo HDMI portsHDMI on the MPX Module graphics card (one or two ports, depending on the card)9
SD card slotNo SD card slot.10No SD card slot.11
Headphone jackYesYes
KeyboardMagic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric KeypadMagic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Touch IDYesNo Touch ID.11

Chip and memory

Chip and memory: Apple Mac Pro (2023) against Apple Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)
SpecificationMac Pro M2 Ultra1Mac Pro2
ChipApple M2 Ultra chip3.5GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W
Apple siliconYesIntel processor, not Apple silicon.12
CPU cores248
Performance cores16Not available13
Efficiency cores8Not available13
GPU cores60Not available5
Graphics60-core GPU14AMD Radeon Pro W5500X with 8GB of GDDR615
Neural Engine cores32Not available16
Chip optionsM2 Ultra with 24-core CPU and 60-core GPU or 76-core GPU3.5GHz 8-core, 3.3GHz 12-core, 3.2GHz 16-core, 2.7GHz 24-core or 2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W
Memory (base)64GB32GB
Memory (maximum)192GB1.5TB
Memory options64GB, 128GB or 192GB32GB, 48GB, 96GB, 192GB, 384GB, 768GB or 1.5TB
Memory upgradeable by userNot available17Yes, as Apple documents18
Memory bandwidth800 GB/sNot available19
Storage (base)1TB256GB
Storage (maximum)8TB8TB
Storage options1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB
Storage upgradeable by userYes, as Apple documents20Not available5
Media engineHardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWtwo video decode enginesfour video encode enginesfour ProRes encode and decode enginesNot available16

Battery and power

Battery and power: Apple Mac Pro (2023) against Apple Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)
SpecificationMac Pro M2 Ultra1Mac Pro2
Maximum continuous power1,280 W1,280 W

Connectivity

Connectivity: Apple Mac Pro (2023) against Apple Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)
SpecificationMac Pro M2 Ultra1Mac Pro2
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth5.35.0
EthernetTwo 10Gb Ethernet ports (Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ-45 connector)Two 10Gb Ethernet ports (Nbase-T: 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ-45 connectors)
External displays (base)84

Camera and audio

Camera and audio: Apple Mac Pro (2023) against Apple Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)
SpecificationMac Pro M2 Ultra1Mac Pro2
SpeakersBuilt-in speaker21Built-in speaker9

Platform

Platform: Apple Mac Pro (2023) against Apple Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)
SpecificationMac Pro M2 Ultra1Mac Pro2
Shipped withmacOS Ventura22Not available5
Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate23macOS Tahoe 2624
Model identifierMac14,825MacPro7,125
Model year20232019

Benchmarks

Benchmarks: Apple Mac Pro (2023) against Apple Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)
SpecificationMac Pro M2 Ultra1Mac Pro2
Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)2,583261,19226
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)28,749267,60326

Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (2023) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac Pro M2 Ultra · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (Rack, 2019) - Technical Specifications · Default for Mac Pro · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  4. No UK price on file.

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  5. Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (Rack, 2019) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils powerful, all-new Mac Pro and groundbreaking Pro Display XDR; Apple Newsroom (UK), 11/2019: apple introduces 16 inch macbook pro the worlds best pro notebook; Apple Support (UK) — Install or replace SSD modules in your Mac Pro (2019). Read 9 Oct 2026

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  6. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils powerful, all-new Mac Pro and groundbreaking Pro Display XDR · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  7. Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  8. Different Thunderbolt generations. Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Thunderbolt 4. Mac Pro: Thunderbolt 3.

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (Rack, 2019) - Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  10. Mac Pro (2023): No SD card slot. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (2023) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  11. Mac Pro (Rack, 2019): No SD card slot. No Touch ID. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (Rack, 2019) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  12. Mac Pro (Rack, 2019): Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (Rack, 2019) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  13. Doesn’t apply: this is an Intel processor, and Apple lists a total core count only

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  14. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 14 Oct 2026

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  15. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (Rack, 2019) - Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  16. Doesn’t apply: Apple silicon feature; this Mac has an Intel processor

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  17. Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (2023) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Pro model; Apple Support (UK) — Install and replace parts in your Mac Pro (2023). Read 9 Oct 2026

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  18. Apple Support (UK) — Install and replace memory in your Mac Pro (2019) · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  19. Doesn’t apply: Apple publishes it only for Apple silicon

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  20. Apple Support (UK) — Install or replace SSD modules in your Mac Pro (2023) · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  21. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  22. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  23. Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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  24. Apple Support (UK) — macOS Tahoe 26 is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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  25. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  26. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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Not published by Apple

Mac Pro M2 Ultra. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: microphones, part numbers. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (2023) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Pro model; Apple Support (UK) — Install and replace parts in your Mac Pro (2023), read 9 Oct 2026.

Mac Pro. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: microphones, part numbers. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Pro (Rack, 2019) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils powerful, all-new Mac Pro and groundbreaking Pro Display XDR; Apple Newsroom (UK), 11/2019: apple introduces 16 inch macbook pro the worlds best pro notebook; Apple Support (UK) — Install or replace SSD modules in your Mac Pro (2019), read 9 Oct 2026.

If you own one of them

Whether to move is a different question from which is better. Each Mac has a page on it: what its successor changes (the newest Mac in its line where Apple sells one, otherwise the Mac this site treats as its replacement, which can be in another line), what it fetches and whether it still gets updates. Should I upgrade my Mac Pro (2023)? · Should I upgrade my Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)?

The pairs a buyer of either Mac would also weigh. Any two Macs in the catalogue can be compared from the chooser.