Apple is reportedly preparing a major memory upgrade for its future M7 Ultra chip, with support for as much as 1.5TB of unified memory. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is engineering the chip to handle that capacity, although the final configuration will depend on memory supply when the product launches.
If Apple delivers this upgrade, Apple Silicon Macs will finally match the highest RAM configuration that was available on the 2019 Intel Mac Pro while keeping the advantages of unified memory.
Apple is planning a much bigger leap with the M7 Ultra
In the latest edition of the Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman wrote:
“The new Ultra is designed to support as much as 1.5 terabytes of memory, roughly double the capacity planned for the M5 Ultra, though whether Apple ultimately offers that configuration will depend on the state of the industry. Widespread memory chip shortages have made the component harder to find and more expensive.”
The report also says Apple is reshaping its chip roadmap around artificial intelligence, with the M7 family receiving much larger Neural Engine improvements than originally planned.
Apple reportedly decided to move more quickly to the M7 generation instead of completing the full M6 lineup because of its AI ambitions, while the M7 Ultra is expected to deliver significantly stronger AI performance for professional workloads and future Apple AI servers.
Apple is also expected to introduce the M5 Ultra later this year with up to 768GB of unified memory, setting another record for Apple Silicon. If the 1.5TB option eventually reaches customers, it will likely carry an enormous price tag, with estimates suggesting that upgrading from a base memory configuration could cost well over $35,000 based on Apple’s current memory pricing.
