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Apple Debuts M5 Chip to Boost On-Device AI in New MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Vision Pro

Apple says the 3‑nm M5 dramatically accelerates on‑device AI via a new GPU with per‑core neural acceleration.

Overview

  • Preorders are open now for the 14‑inch MacBook Pro starting at $1,599, with deliveries beginning October 22 and finishes in space black or silver.
  • Apple details a 10‑core CPU (four performance, six efficiency), a 10‑core GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core, a 16‑core Neural Engine, and approximately 153 GB/s unified memory bandwidth.
  • The company claims over 4× higher GPU AI throughput versus M4, up to 45% faster ray‑traced graphics, and roughly 15% multithreaded CPU gains, with up to 24 hours of battery life on the MacBook Pro.
  • The iPad Pro comes in 11‑ and 13‑inch models with M5, Wi‑Fi versions starting at $999, support for third‑generation ray tracing, and claimed AI performance up to 3.5× over the M4‑based iPad Pro.
  • Vision Pro adds the M5 and a new R1 co‑processor that processes data from 12 cameras, five sensors, and six microphones to refresh displays in 12 ms, is priced at $3,499, offers access to ChatGPT, and rolls out in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, and the UAE.