Overview
- Apple kept entry prices unchanged: iPad Pro starts at $999 for 11 inches and $1,299 for 13 inches, the base 14‑inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,599, and Vision Pro remains $3,500.
- The M5 is built on a 3nm process with a 10‑core CPU, a new 10‑core GPU with a Neural Accelerator per core, a 16‑core Neural Engine, and 153GB/s unified memory bandwidth.
- Apple claims up to 4x peak GPU compute for AI versus M4 and 3.5x faster AI performance on the new MacBook Pro and iPad Pro, figures that await third‑party testing.
- The 14‑inch MacBook Pro adds faster internal storage, supports configurations up to 4TB, targets up to 24 hours of battery life, and retains the previous model’s I/O and design.
- The iPad Pro gains Apple’s N1 wireless chip for Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread, a C1X cellular modem on cellular models, and faster charging rated to 50% in 30 minutes.
- Vision Pro receives a softer Dual Knit Band, about 10% more display pixels with refresh up to 120Hz, and roughly 30 minutes more general use for up to 2.5 hours.