The all-new modular Mac Pro was unveiled at the WWDC keynote with some jaw-dropping specs. But naturally, the price point Apple shared was for the base model and didn’t give any hints about how pricey upgrades might be. Now, The Verge has done some digging to estimate what a maxed out Mac Pro setup might cost.
The base Mac Pro comes with an 8-core Intel Xeon processor, 32GB of RAM, and just 256GB of SSD storage for $5,999.
Apple will also offer top tier specs that include a 28-core Intel Xeon processor, 1.5TB of RAM, 4TB of SSD storage, two AMD Radeon Vega II GPUs, and Apple’s custom Afterburner accelerator card.
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The Verge decided to do some research on how much all of those upgrades might cost and the numbers could hit over $50,000 by the time you include the Pro Display XDR and other add-ons.
1.5TB of RAM
The estimate put 12 sticks of DDR4 ECC RAM at just shy of $18,000.
4TB SSD storage
Another relatively simple cost to estimate here, unless Apple decides to charge more than the $2,400 that it does for the iMac Pro, which could happen. The Verge estimates $2,400 as the minimum cost.
28-core Intel Xeon W processor
It’s not yet known exactly what processor Apple will put inside the new Mac Pro, but The Verge feels like the Xeon W-3275M is close to what it will end up with at a bit under $8,000.
Twin AMD Radeon Pro Vega II GPUs
Because these were just announced, the cost is a bit up in the air, but the estimate uses Nvidia’s Quadro RTX GPU as a comparison and pegs the minimum cost to be at $12,000, with it potentially going as high as twice that to $24,000.
Apple’s Afterburner card
Who knows?!
Pro Display XDR
Apple’s new professional display starts at $5,000, but that’s without the optional stand or nano-textured glass. Both of those upgrades cost $1,000 each, so a maxed out Pro Display XDR comes in at $7,000.
Total Cost
Even if the maxed out modular Mac Pro comes in on the cheaper side of The Verge’s estimate (say $12k for the upgraded GPUs instead of $24k) and you don’t opt for Apple’s Afterburner upgrade, this setup could top $50,000. On the other hand, if it leans toward the pricier end, it’s possible it could land over $60,000.