Apple Unveils M5 Chip With Next-Generation GPU

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced the M5 chip, its next-generation chip for the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro.

From Apple's press release:

Built using third-generation 3-nanometer technology, M5 introduces a next-generation 10-core GPU architecture with a Neural Accelerator in each core, enabling GPU-based AI workloads to run dramatically faster. The GPU also offers enhanced graphics capabilities and third-generation ray tracing that combined deliver a graphics performance that is up to 45 percent higher than M4. M5 features the world's fastest performance core, with up to a 10-core CPU made up of six efficiency cores and up to four performance cores. Together, they deliver up to 15 percent faster multithreaded performance over M4. M5 also features an improved 16-core Neural Engine, a powerful media engine, and a nearly 30 percent increase in unified memory bandwidth to 153GB/s.

The M5's next-generation GPU architecture is optimized for AI tasks. Each of its 10 cores features a dedicated Neural Accelerator, delivering over 4x peak GPU compute compared to the M4. The M5 also includes a third-generation ray-tracing engine, providing up to a 45% graphics uplift in apps using ray tracing.

Apple says the next-generation GPU, enhanced shader cores, second-generation dynamic caching, and third-generation ray-tracing engine on the M5 bring more realistic visuals, faster rendering times, and smoother performance. The faster 16-core Neural Engine also delivers more powerful AI performance with greater energy efficiency.

The M5 chip unified memory bandwidth of 153GB/s, providing a nearly 30% increase over the M4, offering higher multithreaded performance in apps, faster graphics performance, and faster AI performance running models on the Neural Accelerators in the GPU or the Neural Engine. It supports up to 32GB of unified memory.

The new MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro with the M5 chip are available to pre-order today.

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[PowerButton]

The M5 appears to be a robust chip. I’m curious of what the Pro, Max, and Ultra specs will be.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

The M5 appears to be a robust chip. I’m curious of what the Pro, Max, and Ultra specs will be.

Doesn't look like we'll get those updates soon.

The Apple website has been updated with a lot of focus on comparing M5 to M4 Pro and Max. It would be highly unusual for Apple to invest all that effort into marketing the M5 into the M4 family if it were only for a week of announcements.

 

[thefrost]

That's certainly a nice boost.

 

[PowerButton]

Doesn't look like we'll get those updates soon.

The Apple website has been updated with a lot of focus on comparing M5 to M4 Pro and Max. It would be highly unusual for Apple to invest all that effort into marketing the M5 into the M4 family if it were only for a week of announcements.

That’s unfortunate…

 

[freezelighter]

Waiting.

It's Max or nothing.

 

[MacATDBB]

I'll be interested to see how much of the performance increase comes from architecture improvements versus clock speed increases. Especially wrt how the thermal envelope and battery drain has shifted relative to the M4, because the M4 max was already pretty near the limits for a MBP I think.

 

[dumastudetto]

Only Apple can do this because nobody else can design and outsource manufacturing of M series chips.

 

[m1mini]

Woah. 150 gbps mem bandwith, thats as much as my m3 pro. Crazy. This chip is probably more powerful than m1 max, and m3 pro.

 

[UltimaKilo]

Beast. This is the biggest upgrade to the M line since the M1.

 

[VictoryHighway]

We’ll be fine as long as it doesn’t control starships.

 

[mdatwood]

An M5 Max may finally tempt me to upgrade off of my M1 Max...

 

[dumastudetto]

Beast. This is the biggest upgrade to the M line since the M1.

The biggest upgrade to processors since processing began being processed by a processor.

 

[shinkansenwarrior]

You feel great when you buy the latest M silicon generation chip until next year comes round and ... suddenly your machine "feels a lot slower" in comparison LOL. That GPU boost in the M5 is eye opening.... so how much gain can we expect with M6? Think I'll wait it out.

 

[Two Appleseeds]

The improved graphics, multi-thread speed increase, and memory bandwidth increases all bode well for the M6 that I think I'll be looking at if/when they upgrade the Macbook Pro displays and potentially have a new body. Overall, looks like a solid improvement. It will be interesting to see how these translate to M5 Pro/Max/Ultra chips too.

 

[JensenKA]

How long do I have to wait for this to show up in a Mac Mini? Seems silly to buy a M4 unit now.

 

[DaniTheFox]

I was hoping for TB5.

 

[BigJohno]

I was hoping for TB5.

Not in the base. Pro max chips have that

 

[Howard2k]

Wow this is a bigger upgrade than I expected.

 

[onenorth]

How long do I have to wait for this to show up in a Mac Mini? Seems silly to buy a M4 unit now.

I'm wondering if it comes to mini at all.

In the press release for the M5, the GPU was highlighted first. It seems the primary benefit of M5 comes to devices with integrated displays. Also the mini was recently refreshed.

 

[MilaM]

Specs seem to be very impressive. But I would not know what to do with all the "horsepower". If I'm honest with myself, I'm doing pretty fine with my almost 10y old iMac. I also have a M2 Pro Mac on my desk and there is no question that it is faster. But for everyday tasks it really does not make a meaningful difference.

 

[svish]

Good to see the usual improvements year over year. M series chips are very powerful. However don't think anyone with M4 in their devices need to upgrade.

 

[lapstags]

Up to 32 gb is interesting

 

[NT1440]

Doesn't look like we'll get those updates soon.

The Apple website has been updated with a lot of focus on comparing M5 to M4 Pro and Max. It would be highly unusual for Apple to invest all that effort into marketing the M5 into the M4 family if it were only for a week of announcements.

January is not that far away and far more likely for the reveal. I think Apple is just about locked in for the holiday season right now.

 

[BLtheP]

This is a great update except for the TB4 part. The base MBP is finally the perfect laptop for me but if a new Studio Display comes out with 5K/120HZ and requires TB5 for the 120Hz, then that sucks.