Apple Unveils MacBook Pro Featuring M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips With New Fusion Architecture

Source: MacRumors

Apple today announced new 14‑inch and 16‑inch MacBook Pro models featuring M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, both built on a new Fusion Architecture that bonds two third‑generation 3 nm dies into a single chip using advanced packaging.

Key Specifications

• CPU: 18‑core (6 “super cores” + 12 efficiency cores) – up from the 14‑core and 16‑core designs in M4 Pro and M4 Max. Apple claims up to 30 % faster multithreaded performance over the M4 generation.
• GPU:
  • M5 Pro: up to 20 GPU cores
  • M5 Max: up to 40 GPU cores (double the Pro)
    Each GPU core includes a Neural Accelerator, delivering over 4× the peak AI compute compared to M4 Pro/Max. Graphics performance is up to 20 % faster, with ray‑tracing workloads seeing up to 35 % improvement.
• Memory:
  • M5 Pro: up to 64 GB unified memory (↑ from 48 GB on M4 Pro) with 307 GB/s bandwidth
  • M5 Max: up to 128 GB unified memory with 614 GB/s bandwidth
• Neural Engine: 16‑core
• Media Engine: Updated with AV1 decode support
• Memory Integrity Enforcement: Always‑on memory safety feature (industry first)
• Thunderbolt: Supports Thunderbolt 5 (as introduced with the M4 Pro/Max MacBook Pros)

Availability

The new MacBook Pro models are available for pre‑order starting tomorrow, March 4, with shipments beginning Wednesday, March 11.