Overview
- Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is developing an M5 Ultra to debut in a Mac Studio refresh next year.
- The M5 Ultra is expected to arrive after M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, with timing unconfirmed beyond a 2026 window.
- Gurman indicates the M5 Ultra could later power an updated Mac Pro, though no launch details are provided.
- Apple skipped an M4 Ultra, leaving the last Mac Studio to pair an M4 Max with the older M3 Ultra because the M4 Max lacked an UltraFusion connector.
- Analysts are debating whether the M5 Ultra will use Apple's UltraFusion approach or a single-die design, and rumored core counts and memory specs remain unverified.