FEBRUARY 2020 MACWORLD 73
8GB AMD Radeon Pro 580X
32GB AMD Radeon Pro Vega II
64GB AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo
According to the Mac Pro ordering
page, Apple will be offering soon a 16GB
Radeon Pro W5700X, and a 32GB Radeon
Pro W5700X Duo.
D I S PL AY
Along with the new Mac Pro is a new display,
the Pro Display XDR (go.macworld.com/xdrp).
There are two models available: one with
standard glass (glossy) for $4,999, and one
with nano-texture glass (matte) for $5,999.
The Pro Display XDR doesn’t include a
stand, however. That’ll cost an addition
$999. If you want a Vesa mount, it’s $199.
STORAGE
The Mac Pro has room for two SSD
modules. You can get a single 256GB SSD,
or you can get 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB of
storage that’s installed as a pair of SSDs.AFTERBURNER
Apple offers a special component with the
Mac Pro called Afterburner. This is an
accelerator card with a Field-
programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
designed for video production. According
to Apple, Afterburner can handle up to six
streams of 8K ProRes RAW video at 30 fps;
up to 23 streams of 4K ProRes RAW video
at 30 fps; and up to 16 streams of 4K
ProRes 422 video at 30 fps.Two versions of the Pro Display XDR are available.