macOS 27 ends Intel Macs
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Publish Date: 2026-06-22 19:00:00
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Apple’s developer docs got a quiet refresh over the weekend, and the fine print confirms what every Intel Mac owner suspected since WWDC: macOS 27 Golden Gate is the cutoff. The fall release ends native support for Intel-based Macs and also marks the last full version of Rosetta 2. If you’re still on a 2020 MacBook Pro or an older iMac, the public beta landing in July won’t include your machine, and neither will September’s public launch. Here’s which Macs survive the cut and what you’ll want to know before the beta drops.
1. What Apple actually said about Intel at WWDC 2026:
Apple confirmed during the June 8 WWDC 2026 keynote that macOS 27 Golden Gate is the first macOS version limited to Apple silicon. The cutoff wasn’t a surprise; the company flagged it last year at WWDC 2025, telling developers and customers that macOS 26 Tahoe would be the final release to run on Intel-based hardware. What changed this June is the move from warning to official, with developer beta builds confirming the new system requirements.
The Apple Newsroom announcement focused mostly on Apple Intelligence and the next Siri update, leaving the hardware sunset to a single line on the macOS preview page. That preview page now lists Apple silicon Macs only as eligible to install Golden Gate this fall.
2. The macOS 27 compatibility list, line by line:
If you’re not sure whether your machine survives, here’s the cleanest version of Apple’s list. Golden Gate runs on the MacBook Neo (2026), MacBook Air with Apple silicon (2020 and later), MacBook Pro with Apple silicon (2020 and later), iMac with Apple silicon (2021 and later), Mac mini with Apple silicon (2020 and later), Mac Studio (2022 and later), and Mac Pro (2023). Every other Mac, every Intel Mac, gets left at macOS Tahoe.
The four Intel models that ran Tahoe but won’t get Golden Gate are:
- 13-inch MacBook Pro (2020,…
