A YouTube channel CircuitBoredd has created a project that could beat a more modern M3 Max MacBook Pro in a specific video task using a $10K 2019 Intel Mac Pro. The project started with a typical 7,1 Mac Pro, upgraded with a better processor than the 16-core chip it initially shipped with, and installed with a pair of AMD Vega II Duo MPX Modules, which gave it 128 gigabytes of video memory. The Mac Pro was also known for having the capacity to max out at 1.5 terabytes using 12 128GB DDR ECC DIMMs. Despite the current state of memory inflation, second-hand sticks of 128GB ECC DDR4 memory cost about $500 to $800 each, which would be a $3,000 to $4,800 upgrade. The result of all of the upgrades was a close to top-specification, close to $50,000 for the next year's purchase. The cost of the project and its upgrades was around $10,000, with similar builds potentially double that of the barebones Mac Pro being found in the region of $1,000.