macOS 27 Will Drop Support for These Four Intel Macs

Apple's next major Mac software release will be the company's first that runs exclusively on Apple silicon, leaving four Intel models behind when macOS 27 ships this fall.

The cutoff is not a surprise. At WWDC 2025, during the Platforms State of the Union, Apple confirmed that macOS Tahoe would be the last release of macOS to support Intel based Macs. That gave Intel Mac owners a full year of notice ahead of the transition.

The four Macs losing support

When macOS 27 arrives, the following models will be left on macOS Tahoe:

• 16 inch MacBook Pro (2019)
• 13 inch MacBook Pro (2020, four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
• iMac (2020)
• Mac Pro (2019)

These are the last four Intel models still supported by macOS Tahoe. Apple cut off the remaining Intel MacBook Air and Mac mini models with the Tahoe release last year.

Security updates will continue

Owners of the four affected Macs will not be left without updates entirely. Apple has said the company will continue to provide security updates for macOS Tahoe on Intel hardware for roughly two more years, putting the full end of life around 2028.

Rosetta 2 support is also changing on a slower timeline. Apple has said macOS 27 will continue to include Rosetta, with a scaled back version aimed at older Intel based games sticking around in releases after that.

What about Apple silicon Macs

macOS 27 is not expected to drop any Apple silicon models. The original M1 Macs from 2020 are widely expected to remain supported.

An official compatibility list is expected when Apple unveils macOS 27 at WWDC 2026 in June.

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