Overview
- The M5 Pro and M5 Max use a new Fusion design that links two 3 nm dies in one SoC, enabling up to 30% faster CPU performance with configurations up to 18 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores.
- Apple integrates a Neural Accelerator in every GPU core, delivering up to 4× faster on‑device AI versus the previous generation and as much as 8–9.5× versus M1, with MacBook Air AI tasks up to 9.5× faster than M1.
- MacBook Air comes in 13‑ and 15‑inch models while MacBook Pro offers 14‑ and 16‑inch options, with Pro screens peaking at 1,600 nits HDR and roughly 24 hours of battery life versus 500 nits and about 18 hours on Air.
- Base storage doubles: MacBook Air now starts at 512 GB with U.S. prices of $1,099 (13‑inch) and $1,299 (15‑inch), while MacBook Pro starts at 1 TB (M5 Pro) and 2 TB (M5 Max) at $2,199 and $3,599 in the U.S.; in Europe, 14‑inch M5 Pro starts at €2,549 and 14‑inch M5 Max at €4,249.
- The lineup ships with macOS Tahoe and Apple Intelligence plus the N1 wireless chip for Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, with international availability slated for March 11 after preorders begin March 4.