Last-minute leaked macOS Tahoe code spilled the beans on the 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro launch, with Apple going through and officially announcing the direct successor to the M4 MacBook Pro. This time, you not only get a chipset upgrade, but a battery life increase to an impressive 24 hours, boosted SSD performance, and the ability to run an LLM effortlessly. Here is everything you need to know about Apple’s M5 MacBook Pro.
The new M5 MacBook Pro manages to deliver a whole lot more while maintaining the same design as the M4 MacBook Pro; the starting price of $1,599 is unchanged
There is no 16-inch model right now, but the 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro packs a ton of power and features while maintaining the same footprint as the 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro. Apple says the new machine can deliver up to 3.5x more performance and up to 1.6x faster graphics than the previous generation. On a single charge, the new portable Mac can last for up to 24 hours, with the highest configuration offering up to a 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and a 4TB SSD.
Gaming performance was also mentioned by Apple to be up to 1.6x faster compared to the M4 MacBook Pro, with up to a 20 percent improvement in multi-threaded performance in code compiling workloads and creative applications. Given below are the improvements made compared to the previous-generation Apple Silicon.
Up to 7.7x faster AI video-enhancing performance in Topaz Video when compared to the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1, and up to 1.8x faster than the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4.
Up to 6.8x faster 3D rendering in Blender when compared to the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1, and up to 1.7x faster than the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4.
Up to 3.2x higher frame rates in games when compared to the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1, and up to 1.6x faster than the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4.
Up to 2.1x faster build performance when compiling code in Xcode when compared to the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1, and up to 1.2x faster than the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4. Breakthrough for M1 and Intel-Based Upgraders.
With game-changing improvements over Intel-based and M1 models, there’s never been a better time to upgrade or switch to a 14-inch MacBook Pro.
Staggering performance gains: The new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 is a big upgrade. When compared to Intel-based systems, it delivers up to 86x faster AI performance, up to 30x faster GPU performance with ray tracing, and up to 5.5x faster CPU performance. M1 upgraders will experience up to 6x faster AI performance, up to 6.8x faster GPU performance with ray tracing, and up to 2x faster CPU performance.
Apple has yet to transition to OLED, meaning that the M5 MacBook Pro gets the same 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display treatment with a nano-texture option, offering 1,600 nits peak HDR brightness and up to 1,000 nits of brightness for SDR content. There are also advanced camera, speakers, with an advanced 12MP Center Stage camera and studio-quality mics.
Interestingly, with the M5’s upgraded features, increased unified RAM, and faster SSD, Apple says that users can practically run an entire LLM on the new MacBook Pro, but we will have to wait for in-depth testing to find out. As for the pricing and release, the M5 MacBook Pro starts from $1,599 for the base configuration that offers a 10-core CPU, a 10-core GPU, 16GB of unified RAM, and a 512GB SSD in the Space Black and Silver options, with pre-orders starting today.
How long must we wait for the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro models?
As mentioned above, Apple has not yet announced an updated version of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, likely because it will wait to launch the M5 Pro and M5 Max. These higher-end configurations are expected next year, at least, according to leaked macOS Tahoe code, but these might be worth the wait.
YouTuber Vadim Yuryev believes that the M5 Pro and M5 Max will offer a new chip design that separates both the CPU and GPU blocks, allowing for entirely customized configurations for users based on the workloads running on their machines. While we wait for those releases, we will bring updated information on the M5, so stay tuned.
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