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Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by traceroute66 on Friday March 27, 2026 @10:37AM (#47543154)
> tell me what pc with an nvidia gpu can you buy with same memory and performance.

And power consumption !

The performance per watt of Apple is unmatched.

Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by dabockster on Friday March 27, 2026 @11:08AM (#47543583)
This needs to be sold as the big ticket item for low level devs. Their chips are some of the most power efficient chips on the market right now.

Hoping they release a blade server version somehow.

Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by bigyabai on Friday March 27, 2026 @11:30AM (#47543931)
Nvidia's recent GPUs are more power-efficient than Apple Silicon in raster, training and inference workloads.

A blade server would get cancelled just like the Mac Pro for exactly the same reasons: https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/02/some-apple-ai-servers-are-rep...

Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by traceroute66 on Friday March 27, 2026 @11:45AM (#47544227)
> Nvidia's recent GPUs are more power-efficient than Apple Silicon in raster, training and inference workloads.

I think you can do better than the proverbial Apples and Oranges comparison.

In terms of total system, "box on desk", Apple is likely to remain the performance per watt leader compared to random PC workstations with whatever GPUs you put inside.

Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by bigyabai on Friday March 27, 2026 @02:39PM (#47546598)
Then ignore me, and go ask your local datacenter why Apple Silicon isn't on any of their racks.
Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by dabockster on Thursday April 02, 2026 @07:20PM (#47621474)
Because they're stupid and only buys stuff that's "safe". Because nobody gets fired for buying IBM.
Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by Melatonic on Friday March 27, 2026 @12:28PM (#47544823)
Apple releasing anything enterprise or "server" related would be a pretty big pivot - let alone blades.
Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by saltyoldman on Friday March 27, 2026 @11:43AM (#47544168)
I've owned some beefy computers in the past and this tiny little m4 mini on my desk blows them all out of the water easily. It's crazy.