Apple has officially announced the M5 chip family at a special event, delivering 60% performance improvements over the M4 while consuming 25% less power — enabling a new generation of on-device AI capabilities.
M5 Specifications
- 12-core CPU (6 performance + 6 efficiency)
- 20-core GPU with hardware ray tracing
- 40-core Neural Engine (2x M4)
- Up to 64GB unified memory
New MacBook Pro
The refreshed MacBook Pro features the M5 chip, a new OLED display, and 28-hour battery life. Apple emphasized that the M5 can run large language models with 30 billion parameters entirely on-device.
Pricing starts at $1,599 for the 14-inch model and $2,499 for the 16-inch. Pre-orders begin April 14 with shipping April 28.
