Apple’s Logic Pro audio software is said to support twice the number of instruments and effects. The 27-inch iMac is supposed to be ridiculously speedy compared to the one before it.
The 21.5-inch machine is supposed to deliver up to 80 percent faster graphics performance than its predecessor, and up to 60 percent faster performance overall. That’s a lot of numbers of parse through to try to determine if it’s worth the upgrade, so Apple is sharing some performance claims as well. Higher-end configurations will almost certainly cost much more. Meanwhile, the 27-inch 5K model starts at $1,799. That’s for a machine running on an eighth-generation quad-core Intel processor. The 21.5-inch iMac with a 4K display will start at $1,299, the same price as the one before it. This is not only a notable update from the Radeon Pro graphics cards it shipped with before, it’s also nearing the graphics capabilities of the 27-inch iMac Pro, which ships with a Radeon Pro Vega 56 graphics processor and 8 gigabytes of high-bandwidth memory.īoth go on sale today and will show up in Apple Stores next week. The 27-inch iMac will also ship with the option of a Radeon Pro Vega 48 graphics card with 8 gigabytes of high-bandwidth memory. This is the first Mac, desktop or otherwise, to run on Intel’s ninth-generation processors, the latest from the chip maker. It’s configurable up to an eight-core, ninth-generation Intel Core i9 processor with Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz. The 27-inch iMac, which has a 5K display, will have even more oomph. It can also be configured with a Radeon Pro Vega 20 graphics card, the same option that’s available on Apple’s top-of-the-line 15-inch MacBook Pro. The 4K, 21.5-inch machine now comes with the option of a six-core, eighth-generation Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 4.6 gigahertz. The non-Retina, 21.5-inch Mac will stay the same. The 21.5-inch iMac, the smaller desktop, previously came in two models: one without a “Retina” display and starting at $1,099, and another model with a 4K Retina display and a $1,299 starting price. But Apple is still carefully differentiating between a desktop that will appeal to families and small businesses, and the kind of iMac iPro that creative professionals will pay top dollar for. The iMac updates are largely around processing power, which nudge the machine closer to the performance levels of what you might consider a “pro” computer. Apple iMac 2019: Specs, Price, Release Date Apple Finally Refreshes Its iMac Desktop Computers AppleĪpple has just refreshed its line of iMac all-in-one desktop computers, making another understated announcement in what appears to be a week of spring hardware updates for the company.