Apple’s M5 Chip: A Quantum Leap in AI Performance for MacBooks
Apple has unveiled the M5 chip, a significant advancement in AI performance for Apple silicon. The M5, built using cutting-edge third-generation 3-nanometer technology, offers more than 4x the peak GPU compute performance of the M4 chip. It’s specifically engineered to accelerate AI workloads with remarkable speed enhancements.
The groundbreaking chip boasts a next-generation 10-core GPU architecture. A Neural Accelerator is integrated into each core, enabling GPU-based AI tasks to run at significantly increased speeds. The M5 also offers up to 45% higher graphics performance than the M4, bolstered by third-generation ray tracing capabilities. The CPU delivers up to 15% faster multithreaded performance with a configuration of up to four performance cores and six efficiency cores.
In addition, the M5 features an upgraded 16-core Neural Engine and a nearly 30% increase in unified memory bandwidth to 153GB/s. Apple has been testing the chip since September 2025 on preproduction MacBook Pro systems. The M5 is poised to revolutionize professional workflows that demand intensive AI processing and computational tasks.
Source: Apple Newsroom