The new 27-inch iMac is getting a 5120×2800 Retina display, according to new leaks

After years of anticipation from Macintosh enthusiasts, Apple might finally be ready to release its first desktop with a Retina display. Rumors began surfacing this week that the new 27-inch iMac will be receiving a massive boost in resolution from 2560×1440 (109 PPI) to 5120×2880 (218 PPI) — four times the raw number of pixels on-screen. To help push nearly 15 million pixels at once, a new AMD-based GPU is said to be included as well. This is exciting news, but the inevitably-high asking price is bound to scare away most consumers.

9to5Mac and Jack March have both independently reported on these new iMacs, and the rumors seem to be largely compatible. As far as these rumors are concerned, we can expect to see this crazy 5K iMac at Apple’s next press event — probably some time in October, alongside some new iPads.

While the 9to5Mac report is somewhat vague, March doesn’t shy away from listing specs.Apparently, this new model will have the exact same design and physical dimensions as the previous model — only the internals are getting refreshed. The Intel i7-4790K Haswell CPU (clocked at 4Ghz) will be included in this SKU, and it seems Apple is switching the iMac back to AMD-based GPUs. Little is known about which graphics processor Cupertino has in mind, but it’ll need to be quite beefy if there is any hope at running 3D games at the native resolution of the display. (This tidbit doesn’t quite ring true: Nvidia’s new Maxwell GPU, with its much lower TDP, would surely be a better fit than any of AMD’s offerings.)

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