They *always* repeat the same cycle with their "pro" stuff:Īpple announces something new with much fanfare, which will be cutting edge, probably niche, "courageous", and almost a tech demo, for a high price which people here try to justify as "not for the masses" whilst claiming Apple doesn't cater to niche markets so they won't release an "xMac". The point is Apple is still touting this machine as top-of-the-line when it's not anymore, and they're still charging prices like it's cutting edge, which it's not. Apple didn’t put any devices in the Mac Pro that would economically benefit from PCIe 4/5/6 so author is complaining about nothing. In other words, there’s nothing really wrong with the version Apple used in the 2019 Mac Pro. It involves some pretty expensive tech, and motherboard fabrication to handle those high speeds which is why it will be limited to servers, render-farms, etc. The PCIe 6.0 specification I think will be geared more for servers than for consumer PC's. If the timeline for previous revisions holds true, the first PCIe 6.0 hardware will arrive at about this time in 2023.
Mac or mac pro drivers#
Drivers are what's preventing eGPU compatibility with Apple Silicon, as the cards and eGPU enclosures are recognized by Apple Silicon Macs over Thunderbolt.Īlthough the PCIe 6.0 specification is now available, it will take time before it's adopted by computer manufacturers and makes its way to consumers. There are PCIe drivers available for some upgrade cards for Apple Silicon, but they are the exception rather than the rule. It's not yet clear if either model will have PCIe slots. Reportedly, the professional workstation could sport a 32-core M-series processor.Īdditionally, Apple is also reportedly developing a smaller Mac Pro model.
Mac or mac pro update#
As of January 2022, the specification should now be ready to include in hardware.Īpple is largely thought to be working on a Mac Pro update that moves the line over to custom Apple Silicon. PCIe 5.0 was made available in November 2019, and the draft PCIe 6.0 specification was first announced in February 2020. Since then, the PCIe 4.0 revision became ready to use by hardware manufacturers around June 2017.
However, the Mac Pro remains on PCIe 3.0 - a specification that was first made available in 2010. PCIe 6.0 is also backwards compatible with previous generations of the technology.Īpple's Mac Pro features PCIe expansion slots for graphics modules, I/O cards, and other upgrades. New features of the specification include a 64 GT/s raw data rate, mechanisms to mitigate bit error rate, updated packet layout in Flit Mode, and Pulse Amplitude Modulation with 4 levels. The new revision brings a multitude of updates and new features to the expansion bus standard. On Tuesday, PCI-SIG - the organization responsible for PCIe - announced the official release of PCIe 6.0.
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