Apple Debuts M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips

[MacRumors]

Apple today unveiled the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, featuring a new Fusion Architecture and up to 40 next-generation GPU cores.

The chips are made using a new Apple-designed Fusion Architecture, which combines two dies into a single system on a chip (SoC). Both chips feature a new 18-core CPU architecture, including six high-performance cores that Apple now calls "super cores." They are joined by 12 all-new performance cores optimized for power efficiency. Together, they boost CPU performance by up to 30%.

The M5 Pro pairs a CPU with up to 18-cores with a next-generation GPU with up to 20 cores. With four additional CPU cores compared to the M4 Pro, the new CPU architecture significantly boosts multithreaded performance by up to 30%.

The chips feature up to 40 GPU cores, with a Neural Accelerator in each core, along with enhanced shader cores with second-generation dynamic caching and hardware-accelerated mesh shading. The GPU substantially increases graphics capabilities, now up to 35% for apps using ray tracing than the M4 Pro and M4 Max.

The M5 Pro chip supports up to 64GB of unified memory with higher unified memory bandwidth up to 307GB/s. Together, this allows the M5 Pro to deliver more than 4x the peak GPU compute performance compared to the M4 Pro, and over 6x the peak GPU compute performance than the M1 Pro for AI performance.

The M5 Max chip pairs the 18-core CPU with an up to 40 GPU cores. The new CPU architecture offers up to 15% higher multithreaded performance when compared to the M4 Max.

The M5 Max also supports up to 128GB of unified memory with higher unified memory bandwidth up to 614GB/s. It offers over 4x the peak GPU compute of the previous generation, and over 6x the peak GPU compute than the M1 Max for AI performance.

The chips are available in the new MacBook Pro, which is available for pre-order starting tomorrow.

Article Link: Apple Debuts M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips

 

[johnalan]

They look 🔥.

Apple M5 Max chip:

• 18‑core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
• 40-core GPU
• Neural Accelerators
• Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
• 16‑core Neural Engine
• 614GB/s memory bandwidth

That memory bandwidth is insane.
128GB RAM maximum still though - a lot but not a lot for frontier AI models.

It's also confusing going from 'efficiency and performance' to 'performance and super'.
EDIT: I think the original article is wrong, and super is actually the efficiency core...

I don't know what's going on at Apple, but lots of strange choices these days...

 

[M4irmidnight]

All that power only to be paired with Tahoe. Oh apple…

 

[Populus]

So what, now the performance cores are the new efficiency cores, and the “super” cores at the new performance cores?

Not a fan of the core rebranding.

 

[iBug2]

Now give us these chips in Mac Studio please.

 

[Palliser]

They raised prices across the entire MBP lineup. Now that said you are generally getting more storage etc.

 

[iBug2]

They raised prices across the entire MBP lineup. Now that said you are generally getting more storage etc.

• Compared to M1 Max, it's around 500$ more expensive.

 

[Rychiar]

All that power only to be paired with Tahoe. Oh apple…

wants wrong with Tahoe? its been perfect since day one for me as a designer 🤷‍♂️

 

[Falco McGregor]

They raised prices across the entire MBP lineup. Now that said you are generally getting more storage etc.

Probably to keep up their margins as RAM prices increase. They’re tossing in much cheaper to acquire SSD capacity to offset it. Apple really doesn’t want the headline to be a price hike all on its own.

 

[Rychiar]

Now give us these chips in Mac Studio please.

its silly those didn't launch with the displays

 

[Shaggymax]

Nice! Looking to pickup 15" MBA looking forward to Ram n SSD options

 

[ralph_sws]

remember that in 6 months the M6 will be released 😊

 

[maflynn]

Will we see an ultra variant soon?

 

[Populus]

Will we see an ultra variant soon?

Hopefully tomorrow with the Mac Studio.

 

[justanotherdave]

All that power only to be paired with Tahoe. Oh apple…

Suuuure. Because people spend all day browsing Tahoe instead of actually getting work done using software that can take advantage of this power (like photo or video editing). 🙄

 

[3spky5u]

They look 🔥.

Apple M5 Max chip:

• 18‑core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
• 40-core GPU
• Neural Accelerators
• Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
• 16‑core Neural Engine
• 614GB/s memory bandwidth

That memory bandwidth is insane.
128GB RAM maximum still though - a lot but not a lot for frontier AI models.

It's also confusing going from 'efficiency and performance' to 'performance and super'.
EDIT: I think the original article is wrong, and super is actually the efficiency core...

I don't know what's going on at Apple, but lots of strange choices these days...

Actually, for AI acceleration, that’s still slow.

Hoping the Ultra is closer to a 5090 bandwidth, 1.5T or so.

 

[aaronage]

Exciting 🤩

Can't wait for more specifics about the packaging and layout.

Wonder how much faster the new super cores will be vs. the regular performance cores in base M5.

 

[andrewxgx]

So what, now the performance cores are the new efficiency cores, and the “super” cores at the new performance cores?

Not a fan of the core rebranding.

on the regular M5 they list super and efficiency cores.
i think efficiency cores are gone entirely on Pro/Max and all is left are either performance cores and "even more performance" cores.
basically everyone bitching apple sold mobile chips for their desktop lineup got their mouth shut.

 

[MayaUser]

Hopefully tomorrow with the Mac Studio.

Tomorrow will be all about press and the new 12.9" Macbook Neo
So no mac studio unfortunately

 

[kinster]

• Compared to M1 Max, it's around 500$ more expensive.

You have 2TB storage?

 

[iBug2]

You have 2TB storage?

True, but I don't need 2TB storage. I already have a 8TB external NVME SSD.

 

[iBug2]

So no Mac Studio and no M5 Ultra?

I doubt we'll get them soon then. Maybe in WWDC? I really doubt they'll update their new chips page one more time with the Ultra any time soon.

 

[iBluetooth]

Apple M5 Max chip
18‑core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
32-core GPU
16‑core Neural Engine
614GB/s memory bandwidth

Configurable to:
40-core GPU


Apple M4 Max chip
14‑core CPU with 4 super cores and 10 performance cores
32-core GPU
16‑core Neural Engine
410GB/s memory bandwidth

Configurable to:
16‑core CPU with 4 super cores and 12 performance cores
40-core GPU (546GB/s memory bandwidth)

 

[StuBeck]

Will we see an ultra variant soon?

Possibly, and hopefully its an M5 one. The M3 release was confusing.

 

[kemal]

Oh please apple, put the m5 pro in a Mac mini.