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By MacRumors Staff on January 14, 2020 At a Glance Apple released its new high-end, high-throughput Mac Pro on December 10. It starts at $5,999, so this machine is only for the most serious professional users. 2019 Mac Pro Specs Xeon chips with up to 28 cores Up to 1.5TB memory Eight PCIe expansion slots Up to 2 Radeon Pro II Duo GPUs Four GPUs total supported Lattice design for thermal regulation Modular and upgradeable Pro Display XDR Last Updated 3 weeks ago Highlight Recent Changes Yes No Subscribe for regular MacRumors news and future Mac Pro info. The 2019 Mac Pro Contents The 2019 Mac Pro First Impressions Design Internals Mac Pro Expansion Bays Processors T2 Chip RAM Graphics Apple Afterburner Storage Ports Other Features Input Devices Audio Build to Order Options Pro Display XDR How to Buy Mac Pro Timeline Apple in December 2019 launched an updated Mac Pro, marking the first new Mac Pro since 2013 , when Apple released the cylinder-shaped "trash can" machine that never saw any updates after dual GPUs fell out of favor and focus shifted to more powerful single GPU options. The new Mac Pro is a high-end high-throughput machine designed for Apple's pro user base. Apple learned from its mistakes and the thermal limitations of the design of the 2013 Mac Pro and the new Mac Pro features a design that's similar to the rectangular 2012 Mac Pro, focusing heavily on upgradeability and expansion . While the 2019 Mac Pro features a more traditional PC shape than its predecessor, it's still Apple-esque with a stainless steel frame and an aluminum housing that provides 360-degree access to the system. There are also optional wheels. Handles are built into the frame to make the Mac Pro easy to move around, and it adopts a lattice design that some have likened to a cheese grater. Apple says the lattice pattern maximizes airflow and allows for quiet performance . Pricing on the Mac Pro starts at $6,000 , so this is a machine that was unquestionably created for professionals who need the absolute best performance available. With all available hardware upgrade options, pricing on the Mac Pro is over $52,000. The Mac Pro uses workstation-class Xeon processors with up to 28 cores with 64 PCI Express lanes , up to 1.5TB of high-performance memory , eight PCIe expansion slots , and at the high-end, dual Radeon Pro Vega II Duo GPUs housed in two Apple MPX Modules which Apple says offer groundbreaking graphics expansion architecture, providing Thunderbolt integration and over 500W of power. That's four Vega GPUs total. Apple Afterburner , a $2,000 accelerator card that enables playback of three 8K ProRes RAW video streams simultaneously, is new in the 2019 Mac Pro. The Mac Pro is being sold alongside the Apple Pro Display XDR , a 6K 32-inch display with its own premium price point, $4,999, plus an additional $999 for the stand. Apple is manufacturing the Mac Pro in Texas after receiving tariff exemptions from the United States. The Mac Pro is equipped with components designed, developed, and manufactured by more than a dozen American companies, with suppliers in states that include Arizona, Maine, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Vermont. Only Mac Pro models sold in North America are assembled in the USA, with other Mac Pro models sold around the world assembled in Europe . Apple's new Mac Pro and the Apple Display XDR became available for purchase starting on December 10 , and orders started arriving to customers on December 16. Note: See an error in this roundup or want to offer feedback? Send us an email here . First Impressions Ahead of the release of the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR, Apple gave several of the machines to prominent tech YouTubers to test out, and their first impressions, overviews, and unboxings of the Mac Pro are now available. MKBHD, iJustine, and Jonathan Morrison were each able to spend a couple of weeks with the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR, using the setup for video editing workflows. YouTubers were provided with higher-end machines featuring the 28-core Intel Xeon W processors, 384GB RAM, 4TB SSD, an Afterburner Card, and two AMD Radeon Pro Vega II GPUs. Below, we've shared their videos for those interested in a hands-on look at the Mac Pro. iFixit has also done an initial first impressions overview of the Mac Pro, providing a look inside the aluminum casing of the device. Design Apple's new 2019 Mac Pro features an entirely new design that's modern, but also harkens back to older Mac Pro models. Learning from past lessons, Apple built the new Mac Pro to be modular, upgradeable, customizable, and able to handle some of the highest-end components available on the market. It uses a traditional tower-style design, but with an Apple flare. Apple says that the Mac Pro was built to change with a person's needs, and it starts with a stainless steel frame that supports the overall system and offers mounting points for the interior components. Apple designed the Mac Pro so that when the aluminum housing is removed, complete access to the system is available. Apple made the logic board dual sided to make it simple to add and remove components to the Mac Pro. The processor, graphics, and expansion are located on one side, while the storage and memory are on the other. The Mac Pro uses high-end components that draw a lot of power, so Apple built the machine with an impressive thermal architecture. There are three impeller fans that push air across the CPU and GPU, and on the opposite side, there's a blower to pull air across the memory, storage, and through the power supply, venting it out of the back. Covering the Mac Pro is an aluminum housing that Apple designed to be more than just a decorative shell. It acts as a seal for the internal cavity, and paired with the fans and blower, it helps maintain the air pressure that keeps the Mac Pro cool. With this system, the Mac Pro operates quietly, and Apple says it's even quieter than the iMac Pro when placed under a desk. The aluminum housing is covered with a lattice pattern of three-dimensional interlocking hemispheres, which Apple based on a naturally occurring phenomenon in molecular crystal structures. The lattice pattern increases the surface area of the Mac Pro's enclosure, which optimizes the airflow while also providing a rigid structure. Around the processor, a massive heat sink keeps everything cool, and heat pipes direct air away from the chip. Stainless steel handles at the top make removing the housing easy to get to the internals. Apple designed the handles to be part of the frame, so the Mac Pro is stable when lifted or moved. The top of the Mac Pro houses a twist latch that secures the enclosure to the frame, and there's a power button and two Thunderbolt 3 ports for easy access. There are optional wheels that can be added to the Mac Pro to make it easy to transport from one location to another. The Mac Pro measures in at 20.8 inches tall, 17.7 inches long, and 8.58 inches wide. With its optional wheels, it...