– iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and watchOS 27 are expected to be announced at WWDC 2026.
– A new Mac Studio with an Apple M5 Ultra chip is likely to be revealed.
– The M5 Ultra is rumored to have 36 processor cores and 84 GPU cores (though GPU specs may be inaccurate).
– It may support up to 512 GB of RAM with over 1,000 GB/s memory bandwidth, making it ideal for AI applications.
The opening event of the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026 begins shortly. Apple traditionally uses WWDC to announce major operating system updates, so iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 and watchOS 27 are likely to be revealed. Although the updates are not usually released until September, the announcement in June gives developers some time to optimize their apps for the new operating systems.
New Hardware Rumours and Chip Details
According to a report by Commercial Times Taiwan, Apple could also announce new hardware, namely a new Mac Studio. The compact desktop computer was previously available either with the Apple M4 Max, or with the older but more powerful Apple M3 Ultra. The top model therefore offers 32 processor cores and a graphics chip with 80 cores.
Apple M5 Ultra Specifications
The Apple M5 Ultra, on the other hand, is said to fuse two Apple M5 Max and thus offer 36 processor cores. The Commercial Times reports that the GPU offers 84 cores, but the M5 Max has a maximum of 40 GPU cores, so this information should be viewed with caution.
The chip is to be offered with up to 512 GB of RAM, which can be accessed by both the processor and the graphics chip, and which is to achieve a memory bandwidth of over 1,000 GB/s. This would make the Apple M5 Ultra perfect for AI applications, offering significantly more RAM than AMD Ryzen Strix Halo or Nvidia DGX Spark or RTX Spark.
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