Apple has officially discontinued the Mac Pro, marking the end of an era for the company’s flagship desktop computer after two decades. As of March 26, 2026, the Mac Pro has been removed from Apple’s website, with its product page now redirecting to the general Mac homepage. The company confirmed to 9to5Mac that it has no plans for future Mac Pro hardware.
Introduced in 2006 with its distinctive “cheese grater” design, the Mac Pro was long Apple’s most powerful and expandable desktop, beloved by professionals in video editing, 3D rendering, scientific computing, and other demanding workflows. Over the years, it evolved through Intel-based models to the 2019 redesign and finally the 2023 M2 Ultra version. However, the tower has seen little attention since then, stuck with the M2 Ultra chip while the rest of the Mac lineup advanced with newer Apple silicon.
The compact Mac Studio, introduced in 2022 and more regularly updated with the latest M-series Ultra chips, has effectively taken over as Apple’s high-end pro desktop. Offering similar performance in a much smaller footprint at a lower price, the Mac Studio has made the larger, more expensive Mac Pro less necessary for most users. Apple now positions the Mac Studio as the future of its pro desktop lineup, alongside the iMac and Mac mini.
For users needing maximum expandability via PCIe slots, the discontinuation represents a loss. Existing Mac Pro owners can continue using their machines, but no new units or refreshes are coming. The move reflects Apple’s broader strategy of streamlining its desktop offerings around efficient, integrated Apple silicon designs rather than the now-antiquated modular towers.
While some professionals may mourn the Mac Pro’s passing, the shift underscores how far Apple’s in-house chips have come in delivering workstation-class power without the bulk. The Mac Studio is expected to receive its own updates later in 2026, ensuring high-end users still have a capable option from Apple.
MacDailyNews Take: While it’s better to burn out than to fade away, Mac Pro had no choice after moving from Intel hotplates to cool, efficient Apple Silicon, rendering its huge case, and the Mac Pro itself, superfluous.
For the vast majority of professional users (video editors, photographers, 3D artists, developers, and those running AI/ML workloads) the Mac Studio is the superior choice overall. It delivers an excellent balance of performance, price, compact size, and modern features. The Mac Studio covers 90% (or more) of what the Mac Pro once offered, but at a fraction of the cost and with newer silicon, and the promise of regular updates. The discontinued Mac Pro was only preferable, or truly necessary, in the rare cases that demand heavy internal PCIe expansion that cannot be adequately handled externally via Thunderbolt; a very niche market.
Apple’s Mac Pro is a dead end. Mac Studio is the high-end Mac future now. Bring on the M5 Ultra Mac Studio and rename it “Mac Pro.” – MacDailyNews, November 17, 2025
R.I.P., Mac Pro.
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Disagree. Even without video cards Mac Pro is valuable and the studio is a ghetto substitute, another trashpale variant.
No pci cards with high speed u.2/edsff ssd dives that have 14/28GB/s read writes w 30/61/128tb capacities; all crazy useful for massive ai work btw as is advanced networking. But no 100/400/800gbps network cards. No special audio controller equipment. Sad Apple‘s so inept they can’t even just slap the m5ultra into the chassis.
What you’re not noticing is professional media and enthusiasts have abandoned the Mac. They all moved to avid. All the “think different” people set sail. Those were the people Steve Jobs relied on to save Apple in his second coming. They will not be there if theyre needed again.
Worse still, without them a little bit of apples soul is gone.
This is not a good thing. Sad that MDN is such a beaten housewife that it’s shrugging its shoulders not giving a darn. This is more sad cook incompetence and lack of vision.
Zombie, I agree completely with you and completely disagree with MDN’s take.
As a user of the top end Macs since the Macintosh II (and Macs in general since 1984), I can attest that there are distinct advantages to an expandable and adaptable Mac Pro.
Saying the Mac Studio is a viable replacement for the true Mac Pro is like saying the 2013 trash can Mac Pro was a viable Mac Pro. Many may recall how vehemently that item was ridiculed by the pro community.
Apple now has no truly “flagship” Mac. (Though some might have argued that the last “flagship” Mac was the 2019 Mac Pro.)
I suspect that maybe as many as 50% of the people who need a 2026 Mac Pro update will move to the very top end 2026 update to the Mac Studio. The other 50% (or more) will move to Windows/Linux boxes. It sounds like Apple won’t care.
“ghetto substitute, trashpale variant, beaten housewife” nice color added to the death of an era…”when the professional media and enthusiasts have abandoned the Mac.” It is indeed this “community” that’s been Mac’s arena ever since I entered the garden. It’s maybe especially notable since there’s never been a time when AAPL has been so directly involved in content creation requiring such tools.
The other side; AAPL is more concerned about Wall Street, than ever and the “community” is select & and small (rev). Consumers are the value bag. Consumer AI products/services could/should replace, but with Cook driving the bus, such steps aren’t sure.