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Mac Pro (2019)
The tower returns, modular and with a 1.4 kW power supply.
Overview
After the cylinder, the 2019 Mac Pro swung back to a fully expandable machine. A stainless-steel frame with a lattice front and an aluminum housing opened to expose eight PCI Express slots, MPX modules for graphics, and an enormous power supply.
The base model had an 8-core Xeon W at 3.5 GHz, 32 GB of ECC memory, a Radeon Pro 580X and a 256 GB SSD. Top configurations offered a 28-core 2.5 GHz Xeon, twelve DIMM slots for up to 1.5 TB and two dual-GPU MPX modules. An optional Afterburner card accelerated ProRes video.
Two Thunderbolt 3 ports and two 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports sat on the back, with two more Thunderbolt 3 ports on the top. It launched alongside the Pro Display XDR and was available as a rack-mount version.
Why it mattered
It restored a fully upgradable Mac Pro and became the last Intel Mac Pro.
At a glance
- Announced
- June 3, 2019
- Released
- December 10, 2019
- Discontinued
- June 5, 2023
- Launch price
- $5,999
- Chip / processor
- Intel Xeon W 8-core, 3.5 GHz
- Storage
- 256 GB SSD
- Status
- Discontinued
Highlights
- Xeon W up to 28 cores
- Eight PCI Express slots
- Up to 1.5 TB of ECC memory
- MPX modules and Afterburner card
Tech specs
Specifications as published at launch. Some values (like battery life) are manufacturer estimates.
Chip
- Chip
- Intel Xeon W 3.5 GHz 8-core (options to 28-core 2.5 GHz)
- CPU cores
- 8 to 28
Memory
- RAM
- 32 GB DDR4 ECC, up to 1.5 TB
- Storage options
- 256 GB SSD; options up to 8 TB
Graphics
- GPU
- AMD Radeon Pro 580X, 8 GB (options up to dual Radeon Pro Vega II Duo)
Expansion
- Slots
- Eight PCI Express slots
Ports
- Ports
- 4 Thunderbolt 3 (2 top, 2 back), 2 USB-A, 2 10 Gigabit Ethernet, headphone jack
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Design
- Dimensions
- 52.9 x 21.8 x 45 cm (20.8 x 8.6 x 17.7 in)
- Weight
- 18 kg (39.7 lb)
Software
- Launch OS
- macOS Catalina 10.15
- Latest supported OS
- macOS 26 Tahoe
Availability
- Announced
- June 3, 2019
- Released
- December 10, 2019
- Discontinued
- June 5, 2023
- Launch price
- $5,999
Colors
- Finishes
- Silver
How it compares
More in the Mac Pro family
Mac Pro (2006)
The Power Mac G5 case with two dual-core Xeons: the Mac Pro is born.
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Eight Harpertown Xeon cores as standard.
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
Nehalem Xeons and DDR3 memory arrive in the Mac Pro.
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Westmere Xeons bring a 12-core Mac Pro.
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
A modest update that was the end of the aluminum cheese-grater tower.
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
A black cylinder with two workstation GPUs and a single fan.
Mac Pro (2023)
The last Mac Pro: an M2 Ultra tower with PCIe slots but no GPU upgrades.