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Should I upgrade my Mac Pro (Rack, 2019)?

Announced 3 June 2019 (no on-sale date given) · Not on the current macOS; last is macOS Tahoe 26

Quick look

Chip
Xeon W3.5GHz 8-core Intel
CPU
8-coreCPU
GPU
Not available2GPU
Memory
32GBmemory, base
Storage
256GBstorage, base
Released
3 June 20193Announced, no on-sale date given
Security updates
Not available4Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.

Software support

Security updates
Not available4
macOS
macOS Tahoe 26, not the current macOSThe Mac Pro (Rack, 2019) is not on the current macOS (macOS 27 Golden Gate); the newest it runs is macOS Tahoe 26. Apple has historically shipped security updates to the two releases before the newest, which would put the end of its updates around autumn 2028; that is Apple’s past pattern, not a commitment.

No newer Mac with a store price we hold

We hold no Apple UK store price for any Mac in the Mac Pro line, so this page names no newer Mac to set the Mac Pro (Rack, 2019) against. That is a gap in what we hold, not a statement about what Apple sells.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions
220.2 x 482 x 539.5 mm
Weight
17.6 kg
Ports
Two 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 ports
4
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports
2
HDMI
HDMI on the MPX Module graphics card (one or two ports, depending on the card)5
SD card slot
No SD card slot.6
Headphone jack
Yes
Keyboard
Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Touch ID
No Touch ID.6

Chip and memory

Chip
3.5GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W
Apple silicon
Intel processor, not Apple silicon.7
CPU cores
8
Graphics
AMD Radeon Pro W5500X with 8GB of GDDR68
Chip options
3.5GHz 8-core, 3.3GHz 12-core, 3.2GHz 16-core, 2.7GHz 24-core or 2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W
Memory (base)
32GB
Memory (maximum)
1.5TB
Memory options
32GB, 48GB, 96GB, 192GB, 384GB, 768GB or 1.5TB
Memory upgradeable by user
Yes, as Apple documents9
Storage (base)
256GB
Storage (maximum)
8TB
Storage options
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB

Battery and power

Maximum continuous power
1,280 W

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.0
Ethernet
Two 10Gb Ethernet ports (Nbase-T: 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ-45 connectors)
External displays (base)
4

Camera and audio

Speakers
Built-in speaker5

Platform

Newest macOS
macOS Tahoe 2610
Model identifier
MacPro7,111
Model year
2019

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
1,19212
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
7,60312

A desktop Mac has no built-in display, battery or camera, so those rows do not apply.

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available4
Security updates until
Not available4
Basis
our inference from history13

Trade-in and used prices

No used or trade-in figures for the Mac Pro (Rack, 2019): we have not matched it to a CeX listing we can confirm is this exact Mac, and we would rather show nothing than a near miss.

More

Sources

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

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Apple publishes no date for the end of updates, and this site does not guess one. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  13. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Tahoe 26; Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate list does not name it. endoflife.date shows Tahoe still receiving security updates on 22 September 2026. Apple’s habit of patching the two releases before the newest points to those updates ending around autumn 2028; that is an inference, not a commitment. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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Not published by Apple

Mac Pro (Rack, 2019). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: colours, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user, microphones, the macOS it shipped with, 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.

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