Apple Open Mac Pro (2023) PCIe slot instructions: does not support unique display, pre-installed I / O card
CTOnews.com June 15, Apple recently updated the relevant supporting documents, detailing the use of PCIe slots for the 2023 Mac Pro.
The 2023 Mac Pro has a total of 7 PCIe slots, and the CTOnews.com is summarized as follows according to media reports:
Two double-wide full-length x16 Gen4 slots
Two double-wide full-length x8 Gen4 slots
Two single width full length x8 gen4 slots
A single width, half length, x4 gen3 slot with a pre-configured Apple I / O card
Pre-installed Apple I / O card Apple has a pre-installed Apple I / O card in one of the seven PCIe slots. The card has a 3.5mm headphone Jack that supports high impedance headphones, two HDMI ports and two USB-A ports.
The Apple I / O card cannot be installed in another slot, but it can be removed to allow another half-length x4 PCIe card to be installed.
Mac Pro is not supported by the M2 Ultra chip, which has a GPU that can be configured with up to 76 cores. GPU is integrated into M2 Ultra chip and does not support unique display such as PCIe graphics card or MPX module.
Other third-party PCIe card users can use PCIe cards such as fibre Channel cards, fiber optic network cards, video and audio I / O cards, memory cards and Ethernet cards.
Output power: the PCIe slots on the Mac Pro provide up to 75W of power. Mac Pro also provides up to 300W of AUX power through two 6-pin (75W) and one 8-pin (150W) connectors.
