The Pro M4 Macs

It’s been almost two years since the Mac Studio and Mac Pro received a silicon upgrade. Both skipped the M3 generation, likely because of Apple’s challenges in reliably fabricating higher-end versions of those chips, but Apple will rectify that this year with M4-series models.

That means not only a new M4 Max-equipped Mac Studio but also the debut of the even more powerful M4 Ultra chip. If Apple follows suit, the M4 Ultra Mac Studio and Mac Pro will arrive in June, around the time of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), pushing Apple’s professional Macs to even greater heights.

These models will also mark the first year since the debut of Apple silicon that the entire Mac family shares the same generation. The Mac Pro didn’t get the Apple silicon treatment until the M2 Ultra arrived in 2022, and the iMac skipped the M2 generation entirely.

Once those have received the M4 Ultra, Apple will turn its attention to the M5 chips, which will likely arrive this fall in what’s seemingly becoming an annual refresh of the MacBook Pro lineup.