As it nears it's second birthday,a new iMac Pro could arrive very soon.We look at what we can expect from iMac Pro 2,including processor and graphics updates,and changes to the ram.
Apple has announced the new iMac,the company's first true follow up to the iMac Pro in years,giving apple fans a super powerful workstation desktop ideal for video editing,music creation and any other demanding task that would stymie a standard iMac or MacBook.
The iMac Pro was the first new creative pro focused product to arrive after Apple's admission in April 2017 that it had let it's dedication to creative pros slide.
As impressive as the iMac Pro was when it launched back in December 2017.There is now the option of a 9th generation Intel i9 processor with 8-cores.Apple may continue to neglect the iMac Pro as it focuses attention on the upcoming Mac pro.But it seems unlikely that 2019 will close with no update to what would by then be a two year old machine.
iMac Pro 2 Release Date
We are assuming that Apple will be using intels next generation of Xeon w processors in the new iMac pro.
Intel rolled out a number of new Cascade Lake Xeon processors at the beginning of April 2019,however the w mode didn't launch until June 2019.Then Intel refreshed the Xeon w again in October 2019.
The chips are now a vailable so it may well be that a 2019 edition iMac Pro will arrive soon.
Mac pro,although the company may not want to take the limelight from that launch.
Alternatively,we may not see a new iMac Pro until 2020 if Apple is planning a redesign.We believe that Apple might be planning to increase the screen size of the iMac.
iMac Pro 2 Price
The iMac Pro Price currently starts at $5000.
It is likely that the UK price of the iMac Pro will adjust due to inflation,as the prices of the MacBook Pro and as we anticipate the iMac prices will.As a result it is likely that the UK price of the new machine will be $5000.The US price will probably remain the same.
iMac Pro 2 Design
The 2017 iMac Pro might have maintained the iMac look,but Apple made changes to the inside.These changes helped accommodate a cooling system that included a high capacity heat sink and extra venting to allow 75% more airflow and an 80% increase in thermal capacity,as well as using 67% less power than the standard 27 inch iMac.
iMac Pro 2 Screen
Speaking of the display,the company could also look towards upping the pixel count of the iMac Pro's 5k display.
When the company unveiled the new Mac Pro.It also unveiled a new Apple Display.The Pro Display XDR is 32 inch and offers 6k Display.The current iMac Pro has the same 5k Display.
iMac Pro 2 Processor
The current iMac Pro uses the Xeon w-200 series,based on the 14nm Skylake server microarchitecture.
2017 models are as follows:
1.8-core 3.2 GHz Intel Xeon w
2.10-core 3.0 GHz Intel Xeon w
3.14-core 2.5 GHz Intel Xeon w
4.18-core 2.3 GHz Intel Xeon w
At the beginning of April 2019,Intel rolled out a number of new Cascade Lake Xeon processors.However,the w model didn't feature.The w processor eventually launched in June 2019.
At the beginning of May 2019 details of these new Cascade Lake processors were leaked in a Chinese Webforum.
iMac Pro Grapics
When it shipped in 2017 the iMac Pro had the option of the Redeon Pro vega 56 with 8GB HBM2 memory,or the Redeon Pro vega 64 with 16GB HBM2 memory.
The Mac Pro will offer a number of Graphics options,starting with the AMD Redeon Pro 580X.
iMac Pro 2 Ram
The new Cascade Lake Xeon w processors mentioned above will also bring changes to the ram in the next generation of the iMac Pro.
Optane DIMMs will:
1.Bring increased memory density.
2.Be as first as DDR4 memory.
3.Be able to retain information without power.
The current iMac Pro line up offers:
1.32GB of 2666MHz DDR4
2.64GB of 2666MHz DDR4
3.128GB of 2666MHz DDR4
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