Overview
- The MacBook Pro moves to M5 Pro and M5 Max chips built on a new Fusion Architecture that joins two dies into one SoC with Thunderbolt 5 integration.
- Apple cites an 18‑core CPU, GPUs up to 40 cores, and a Neural Accelerator in every core, enabling up to 4x faster AI tasks versus the previous generation and larger gains over M1 models.
- Base storage doubles across the lineup, with MacBook Air now starting at 512GB and MacBook Pro starting at 1TB for M5/M5 Pro and 2TB for M5 Max, while internal SSDs reach up to 14.5GB/s and up to 2x faster performance.
- Connectivity adds Apple’s N1 wireless chip for Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6; MacBook Pro includes three Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI with 8K support, SDXC, and MagSafe 3, while MacBook Air retains two Thunderbolt 4 ports and MagSafe.
- Apple says the notebooks ship with macOS Tahoe featuring enhanced Spotlight, Live Translation, expanded Continuity including cellular call relay, and deeper Apple Intelligence, and Canadian base prices rise by about $100 for Air and roughly $300 for Pro.