Overview
- Apple has not announced M5 Pro or M5 Max models, but the Apple Creator Studio bundle is officially set to hit the App Store on January 28.
- Apple’s online store shows extended delivery estimates for many M4 Max MacBook Pro configurations, with some 14‑inch 16‑core M4 Max models with 128GB RAM slipping to March 17.
- Multiple outlets say the stretched shipping windows point to an imminent refresh that could be revealed via press release, with January 28 floated as a likely date ahead of Apple’s January 29 earnings call.
- Supply‑chain reporting notes ongoing DRAM constraints that could also explain the delays, keeping timing uncertain despite the inventory signals.
- Analyst forecasts expect sizeable CPU and especially GPU gains for M5 Max, potentially topping 250,000 in Geekbench 6 compute, and suggest new packaging tech could enable more flexible CPU/GPU mixes.