Overview
- Apple says M5 delivers up to roughly 3.5x AI performance and about 45% faster graphics versus M4, with a 10‑core CPU, a Neural Accelerator in each GPU core, and 153 GB/s unified memory bandwidth.
- The new MacBook Pro 14‑inch and iPad Pro ship with Apple Intelligence features enabled by macOS Tahoe and iPadOS 26 to run language and creative workloads locally.
- iPad Pro adds an N1 networking chip for Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, plus a C1X cellular modem that Apple reports is up to 50% faster and more efficient.
- Pre‑orders began October 15 with retail availability from October 22; MacBook Pro 14‑inch with M5 starts at €1,849 and iPad Pro 11‑inch with M5 starts at €1,119.
- Only the baseline M5 was introduced, with Pro/Max variants to follow later according to reports, and the chip is reported to use TSMC’s third‑generation 3 nm process as independent benchmarks are still pending.