I said yesterday that if you were considering getting an Intel-based Mac Pro, don’t. I should apologize. There’s nothing wrong with the machine, as far as I know, and there are probably use cases for which the Intel architecture will work, while Apple Silicon will not. While it’s unlikely to have much more in the way of updates ahead, it’s gotten a couple this week. On Tuesday, AMD added a new GPU option. Now, a piece from MacRumors says Apple has bumped a couple of specs on the device as well. According to the piece:
Apple [has] upgraded its base model Mac Pro to include 512GB of storage and AMD's Radeon Pro W5500X graphics for the same $5,999 starting price. Previously, this configuration included 256GB of storage and Radeon Pro 580X graphics.
It sill seems like Mac Studio might be a better bet. But, if Intel-based is the only thing that’ll do, Apple appears unready to abandon the older Pro just yet.