Apple's “Hidra” chip revealed, performance surpasses M4 Ultra, new Mac Pro may debut

[ Gearbest Technology News]According to reports, Apple’s upcoming Mac Pro is expected to be the company’s most powerful product, and the device’s processor has also become the focus of industry attention. Previously, the industry generally believed that the Mac Pro would be equipped with an M4 Ultra chip, similar to the configuration of the Mac Studio. However, according to the latest news, Apple may adopt a different strategy and equip the Mac Pro with a system-on-chip called “Hidra”.

Currently, Apple's workstation products such as Mac Studio and Mac Pro are equipped with M2 Ultra chips, and future Mac Studio releases are expected to be equipped with M4 Ultra in the first half of 2025. However, Apple may use a more powerful chip in the Mac Pro to improve its performance to attract professional users who require extremely high computing power. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing a chip called “Hidra” for the Mac Pro, which may be different from the M4 Ultra.

Although the specific specifications of the Hidra chip are currently unclear, it is expected to have more CPU and GPU cores to further improve performance, and will also have a higher selling price. For example, the current Mac Studio and Mac Pro offer M2 Ultra chip versions, but consumers need to pay more to buy a Mac Pro equipped with M2 Ultra. Previous comparisons have shown that even the M2 Ultra version of Mac Pro with the most powerful hardware is $3,000 more expensive than Mac Studio, which makes Mac Studio look more attractive in terms of cost performance.

As for the M4 Ultra chip, outside expectations are also quite high. It is reported that the M4 Ultra will be equipped with a CPU with up to 32 cores and is expected to be significantly better than AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X in multi-core performance. The top version of M4 Ultra will also be equipped with a GPU of up to 80 cores, which will be twice the performance of M4 Max. However, the specific configuration of the Hidra chip is still unknown. It may increase the number of CPU and GPU cores, but these are just speculations, and the actual details need to wait for Apple’s official release.

Nonetheless, Apple may bring more performance improvements through the Hidra chip, further strengthening the Mac Pro's market position. For professional users who need more powerful computing power, the future Mac Pro is undoubtedly a product worth looking forward to.

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