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Apple has officially unveiled the upgraded MacBook Pro and Vision Pro, both now powered by the new M5 chip. The company claims the chip brings major performance and AI improvements, setting a new benchmark for its in-house silicon.
Built on Apple’s third-generation 3nm process, the M5 chip features a 10-core CPU with four performance and six efficiency cores. According to Apple, this configuration delivers up to 15% better multithreaded performance compared to the M4, making it one of the most efficient chips in its class.
The GPU has been redesigned to deliver “over 4x the peak compute performance for AI” compared to the previous generation. Each GPU core now includes a Neural Accelerator, enhancing the chip’s ability to handle AI-based tasks. The M5 also supports 153GB/s of memory bandwidth, marking a nearly 30% increase, and can be paired with up to 32GB of unified memory.
Apple says every compute block in the M5 has been optimized for AI workloads. This allows faster processing for demanding applications, including diffusion models in apps like Draw Things and local large language model execution through platforms such as webAI.
Graphics performance has also seen a major leap, with a 45% improvement over the M4. The updated ray tracing engine, combined with a rearchitected second-generation dynamic caching system, promises smoother gameplay, lifelike 3D visuals, and quicker rendering in complex graphics projects.
With these upgrades, Apple is positioning the M5 chip as its most advanced silicon yet, ready to handle next-generation AI and graphics-heavy workflows across its latest devices.
