Compatibility of Parallels Desktop and Mac with Apple M1, M2 or M3 Ultra chip

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As our customers know, Parallels cares deeply about the quality of our software products and the experience they provide. We provide full support of Mac computers with Apple M1/M2 Ultra chips. However, if you find a new issue with Parallels Desktop that can be reproduced on a Mac with an Apple M1/M2 Ultra chip, kindly let us know on the Forum

The Parallels team is fully prepared to ensure seamless compatibility with the new Apple M3 Ultra chip and is conducting comprehensive testing, releasing updates as needed to optimize performance and compatibility. We expect all essential features to function smoothly - likely with an added boost in performance. If you have anything to share with us in this regard and encounter an issue in Parallels Desktop specific to Apple M3 Ultra chip Macs, don't hesitate to share it on our Forum.

Known limitations

Parallels Desktop 18.1.0 and newer supports assigning up to 128 GB of RAM and 18 CPUs to a virtual machine on Mac computers with Apple silicon on macOS Ventura 13 and newer macOS versions.

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