Apple is working on two new Mac Pro desktops, one of which will recall Power Mac G4 Cube

Apple is developing two versions of the Mac Pro to succeed the ‌Mac Pro‌ first released in December 2019, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

The first updated ‌Mac Pro‌ is a direct successor to the current ‌Mac Pro‌ and it will use the same design. It may also be equipped with Intel processors rather than Apple silicon chips, and could be one of the only machines in the Mac lineup to continue to rely on Intel technology. Rumors suggest most other machines are switching to Apple silicon.

The second machine will use Apple silicon chips and be less than half the size of the current ‌Mac Pro‌, placing it somewhere between the existing ‌Mac Pro‌ and the Mac mini. It will feature a predominantly aluminum exterior, and Bloomberg suggests that it might “invoke nostalgia” for the Power Mac G4 Cube.

Apple is testing Apple silicon chips with up to 32 high-performance cores for its desktops, and 16- to 32-core graphics options are also in the works. For its high-end machines, however, Apple is developing more expensive 64 and 128-core GPUs, which are said to be several times faster than the graphics options Apple uses from AMD.

It is not known when the two new “Mac Pro” models could be released. Apple is working to transition its Mac line to Apple silicon chips, a process expected to take up to two years. In a previous report, Bloomberg said Apple’s ‌Mac Pro‌ silicon was due to launch by 2022.