Apple M5

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Apple M5 overview

Apple M5 is an ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple. It was announced on October 15, 2025 and powers the 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro. Built on a 3-nanometer process by TSMC, the M5 stacks CPU, GPU, and a neural engine in one chip.

Key specifications
- CPU: 10 cores (4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores)
- GPU: 10 cores with dedicated Neural Accelerators
- Neural Engine: 16 cores
- Memory: up to 32 GB of LPDDR5X RAM
- Memory bandwidth: 153.6 GB/s
- Architecture: ARMv9.2-A
- Process technology: 3 nm
- Unified memory architecture for CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine
- Supports Metal 4, Core ML, and other Apple software frameworks

What makes it faster
- CPU: up to 15% faster multithreaded performance than the M4
- GPU and AI: over 4x the peak GPU AI compute vs M4, and over 6x vs M1
- Graphics: up to 30% faster than M4, and up to 2.5x faster than M1
- Ray tracing: up to 45% higher performance in ray-traced tasks
- Memory: unified bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s (about 30% more than M4, and more than 2x M1)

Vision Pro improvements
- Display controller gains: renders about 10% more pixels on micro-OLED displays
- Refresh rate: supports up to 120 Hz for smoother visuals

What it’s used for
- Tablets and laptops: iPad Pro and MacBook Pro
- Mixed reality: Apple Vision Pro

Notes
- The M5 is the successor to the M4 and is designed to deliver stronger AI, graphics, and overall performance while using the same unified memory approach.