Apple is reportedly working on a new Pro Display XDR monitor

It is part of several exhibitions that the company has in preparation.

Apple fans disappointed with the Studio Display may soon get a few more options from the company. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is developing "several new external monitors," including a refresh of its 32-inch Pro Display XDR from 2019. Details on upcoming displays are scarce, but Gurman suggests they'll incorporate integrated Apple Silicon chipsets like the Studio Display, which features a dedicated A13 Bionic processor. He adds that the updated Pro Display XDR may ship after the M2 Mac Pro arrives (more on the computer in a moment).

It's unclear if Apple's list of new monitors might include a Studio Display refresh. As MacRumors points out, display analyst Ross Young tweeted in October that the company is gearing up to release a monitor with a 27-inch mini-LED panel in Q1 2023. Based on from the specs shared by Young, it looked like Apple was planning to update the Studio Display with its ProMotion technology.

Gurman also provides an update on the long-talked-about Mac Pro M2 refresh. In October, it announced that the computer would come with an optional "Extreme" variant of the company's M2 chipset that was supposed to feature a processor with up to 48 cores and 256 GB of memory. Since then, Gurman says Apple has abandoned those plans.

"Based on Apple's current pricing structure, an M2 Extreme version of a Mac Pro would likely cost at least $10,000 (without any further upgrades), making it an amazing niche product which is probably not worth the development costs, engineering resources, and production bandwidth it would require,” writes Gurman.

As it stands, the remaining model would feature an M2 Ultra chipset with up to 24 CPU cores, 76 GPU cores, and at least 192GB of RAM. Additionally, Gurman says the new Mac Pro retains the expandability of the current model, including the ability to add more memory. It will be interesting to see how Apple offers this kind of expandability since the company's current chips feature soldered-on RAM.

Apple was supposed to complete the transition of its computer line to Apple Silicon two years after the release of its first M1 chip. According to Gurman, feature tweaks and a shift in Apple's manufacturing plans are among the reasons it's taken the company so long to announce a new Mac Pro. Barring further delays, the new model will likely arrive next year, although Gurman hasn't spoken of a specific timeline.

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