March 3, 2026
PRESS RELEASE
Apple introduces MacE-book Pro with all‑new M5 Pro and M5 Max, delivering breakthrough professional efficiency and next-level on-device AI
The world’s finest professional laptop computer raises the bar once more with blazing-fast CPU and GPU efficiency, plus as much as 2x sooner SSD speeds and 1TB of beginning storage
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple at present introduced the newest 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with the all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max, bringing game-changing efficiency and AI capabilities to the world’s finest professional laptop computer. With M5 Pro and M5 Max, MacE-book Pro encompasses a new CPU with the world’s quickest CPU core,1 a next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator in every core, and better unified reminiscence bandwidth, altogether delivering as much as 4x AI efficiency in comparison with the earlier technology, and as much as 8x AI efficiency in comparison with M1 fashions.2 This permits builders, researchers, enterprise professionals, and creatives to unlock new AI-enabled workflows proper on MacE-book Pro. It now comes with as much as 2x sooner SSD efficiency2 and begins at 1TB of storage for M5 Pro and 2TB for M5 Max. The new MacE-book Pro consists of N1, an Apple-designed wi-fi networking chip that allows Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, bringing improved efficiency and reliability to wi-fi connections. It additionally gives as much as 24 hours of battery life; a beautiful Liquid Retina XDR show with a nano-texture possibility; a wide selection of connectivity, together with Thunderbolt 5; a 12MP Center Stage digicam; studio-quality mics; an immersive six-speaker sound system; Apple Intelligence options; and the ability of macOS Tahoe. The new MacE-book Pro is available in house black and silver, and is offered to pre-order beginning tomorrow, March 4, with availability starting Wednesday, March 11.
“MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max redefines what’s possible on a pro laptop, now up to 4x faster than the previous generation,” mentioned John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice chairman of Hardware Engineering. “With Neural Accelerators in the GPU, the new MacBook Pro enables professionals to run advanced LLMs on device and unlock capabilities that no other laptop can do — all while maintaining exceptional battery life. Combined with even faster unified memory and storage, it empowers users to take their work even further, unleashing new possibilities and pushing the boundaries of what they can do.”
Blazing Performance with M5 Pro and M5 Max
M5 Pro and M5 Max are constructed utilizing the brand new Apple-designed Fusion Architecture and engineered from the bottom up for AI. This revolutionary design combines two dies right into a single system on a chip, offering super efficiency boosts. M5 Pro and M5 Max characteristic a brand new up-to-18-core CPU with 6 tremendous cores, the world’s quickest CPU core,1 and 12 all-new efficiency cores, optimized for power-efficient, multithreaded professional workloads — altogether delivering as much as 30 % sooner efficiency.3 M5 Pro is designed for customers working complicated workflows, like coders optimizing algorithms and photographers processing huge picture libraries, whereas M5 Max is for these pushing absolutely the limits, resembling engineers working rigorous simulations.
Scaling up efficiency from M5 and providing the identical breakthrough GPU structure with a Neural Accelerator in every core, M5 Pro and M5 Max ship as much as 4x sooner LLM immediate processing than M4 Pro and M4 Max, and as much as 8x AI picture technology than M1 Pro and M1 Max.2 This allows AI researchers and builders to coach customized fashions regionally, and inventive professionals to leverage AI-powered instruments for video modifying, music manufacturing, and design work. Both chips additionally convey as much as a 50 % improve in graphics efficiency in comparison with M4 Pro and M4 Max,3,4 enabling movement designers to work with complicated 3D scenes in actual time and VFX artists to preview results immediately. And with a sooner and extra power-efficient Neural Engine and better unified reminiscence bandwidth, the brand new MacE-book Pro delivers unimaginable on-device AI capabilities. The improve in unified reminiscence bandwidth allows complicated workflows like intensive AI mannequin coaching and big video initiatives. M5 Pro helps as much as 64GB of unified reminiscence with as much as 307GB/s of reminiscence bandwidth, whereas M5 Max helps as much as 128GB of unified reminiscence with as much as 614GB/s of reminiscence bandwidth.
14- and 16-inch MacE-book Pro with M5 Pro ship:2
- Up to 7.8x sooner AI picture technology efficiency when in comparison with MacE-book Pro with M1 Pro, and as much as 3.7x sooner than MacE-book Pro with M4 Pro.
- Up to six.9x sooner LLM immediate processing when in comparison with MacE-book Pro with M1 Pro, and as much as 3.9x sooner than MacE-book Pro with M4 Pro.
- Up to five.2x sooner 3D rendering in Maxon Redshift when in comparison with MacE-book Pro with M1 Pro, and as much as 1.4x sooner than MacE-book Pro with M4 Pro.
- Up to 1.6x sooner gaming efficiency with ray tracing in video games like Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition when in comparison with MacE-book Pro with M4 Pro.
14- and 16-inch MacE-book Pro with M5 Max ship:2
- Up to 8x sooner AI picture technology efficiency when in comparison with MacE-book Pro with M1 Max, and as much as 3.8x sooner than MacE-book Pro with M4 Max.
- Up to six.7x sooner LLM immediate processing when in comparison with MacE-book Pro with M1 Max, and as much as 4x sooner than MacE-book Pro with M4 Max.
- Up to five.4x sooner video results rendering efficiency in Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio when in comparison with MacE-book Pro with M1 Max, and as much as 3x sooner than MacE-book Pro with M4 Max.
- Up to three.5x sooner AI video-enhancing efficiency in Topaz Video when in comparison with MacE-book Pro with M4 Max.
Faster Storage Performance and Increased Starting Storage
The new MacE-book Pro delivers as much as 2x sooner learn/write efficiency in comparison with the earlier technology,4 reaching speeds of as much as 14.5GB/s5 and accelerating workflows for professionals working throughout 4K and 8K video initiatives, LLMs, and sophisticated datasets. MacE-book Pro with M5 Pro now comes customary with 1TB of storage, whereas MacE-book Pro with M5 Max now comes customary with 2TB. And the 14-inch MacE-book Pro with M5 now comes customary with 1TB of storage.
Even More Value for Upgraders
The new 14- and 16-inch MacE-book Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max mark a serious leap for professional customers. There’s by no means been a greater time for patrons to improve from a earlier technology of MacE-book Pro with Apple silicon or an Intel-based Mac.
- Enhanced AI efficiency with Neural Accelerators within the GPU: Users upgrading from M1 fashions will expertise as much as 8x sooner AI efficiency.2
- Exceptional battery life: The new MacE-book Pro will get as much as 24 hours of battery life, giving Intel-based upgraders as much as 13 extra hours, and customers coming from M1 fashions will stand up to a few extra hours, to allow them to get extra finished on a single cost.2 And in contrast to many PC laptops, MacE-book Pro delivers the identical unimaginable efficiency whether or not plugged in or on battery. Users will be capable of fast-charge as much as 50 % in simply half-hour utilizing a 96W or larger USB-C energy adapter.2
- Best show in a professional laptop computer: Upgraders will benefit from the Liquid Retina XDR show, which options 1600 nits peak HDR brightness and as much as 1000 nits for SDR content material, and gives a nano-texture possibility.
- Comprehensive connectivity: The new MacE-book Pro has a wide selection of connectivity choices, together with three Thunderbolt 5 ports for high-speed knowledge switch, HDMI that helps as much as 8K decision, an SDXC card slot for fast media import, and MagSafe 3 with fast-charge functionality. Upgraders may drive as much as two high-resolution exterior shows with M5 Pro, and as much as 4 high-resolution shows with M5 Max, offering the flexibleness to create expansive workspaces.
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6: With the Apple N1 chip, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 convey improved efficiency and reliability to wi-fi connections.
- Advanced digicam, mics, and audio system: Featuring a 12MP Center Stage digicam with Desk View assist and studio-quality mics, the brand new MacE-book Pro will enable customers to look and sound their finest whereas taking calls. They can even expertise an immersive six-speaker sound system with assist for Spatial Audio.
An Unrivaled Experience with macOS Tahoe
macOS Tahoe transforms the MacE-book Pro expertise with highly effective capabilities that turbocharge productiveness.6 Major updates to Spotlight make it simpler to search out related apps and recordsdata and instantly take motion proper from the search bar. Apple Intelligence is much more succesful whereas defending customers’ privateness at each step.7 Shortcuts get much more highly effective with clever actions and the flexibility to faucet instantly in to Apple Intelligence fashions. Integrated into Messages, FaceTime, and the Phone app, Live Translation helps customers simply talk throughout languages, translating textual content and audio.7 Additionally, builders can convey Apple Intelligence capabilities into their functions or faucet in to the Foundation Models framework for specialised on-device intelligence duties. Continuity options embody the Phone app on Mac, which lets customers relay mobile calls from their close by iPhone, and with Live Activities from iPhone, they will keep up to the mark taking place in actual time.6 macOS Tahoe additionally options a ravishing new design with Liquid Glass, and customers can personalize their Mac in much more methods with an up to date Control Center, along with new coloration choices for folders, app icons, and widgets.
MacE-book Pro and the Environment
MacE-book Pro was constructed with the surroundings in thoughts, and brings Apple even nearer to reaching its formidable plan to be carbon impartial throughout its total footprint by 2030. It is made with 45 % recycled content material,8 together with 100% recycled aluminum within the enclosure and 100% recycled cobalt within the battery. It is manufactured with 50 % renewable electrical energy, resembling wind and photo voltaic, throughout the provision chain. The new MacE-book Pro is designed to be sturdy and repairable, and likewise gives industry-leading software program assist, whereas assembly Apple’s excessive requirements for power effectivity and safer chemistry. The paper packaging is 100% fiber-based and will be simply recycled.9
Pricing and Availability
- Customers can pre-order the brand new 14- and 16-inch MacE-book Pro fashions with M5 Pro and M5 Max beginning tomorrow, March 4, on apple.com/store and within the Apple Store app in 33 international locations and areas, together with the U.S. All fashions will start arriving to clients, and might be in Apple Store places and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Wednesday, March 11.
- The 14‑inch MacE-book Pro with M5 Pro begins at $2,199 (U.S.) and $2,049 (U.S.) for training; and the 16‑inch MacE-book Pro with M5 Pro begins at $2,699 (U.S.) and $2,499 (U.S.) for training.
- The 14‑inch MacE-book Pro with M5 Max begins at $3,599 (U.S.) and $3,299 (U.S.) for training; and the 16‑inch MacE-book Pro with M5 Max begins at $3,899 (U.S.) and $3,599 (U.S.) for training. All fashions can be found in house black and silver.
- Additional technical specs, configure-to-order choices, and equipment can be found at apple.com/mac.
- The 14-inch MacE-book Pro with M5 now comes customary with 1TB of storage, and is offered in house black and silver, beginning at $1,699 (U.S.) and $1,599 (U.S.) for training.
- With Apple Trade In, clients can commerce of their present pc and get credit score towards a brand new Mac. Customers can go to apple.com/shop/trade-in to see what their machine is value.
- AppleCare delivers distinctive service and assist, with versatile choices for Apple customers. Customers can select AppleCare+ to cowl their new Mac, or within the U.S., AppleCare One to guard a number of merchandise in a single easy plan. Both plans embody protection for accidents like drops and spills, theft and loss safety on eligible merchandise, battery alternative service, and 24/7 assist from Apple Experts. For extra data, go to apple.com/applecare.
- Every buyer who buys instantly from Apple Retail will get entry to Personal Setup. In these guided on-line periods, a Specialist can stroll them by means of setup or give attention to options that may assist them take advantage of their new machine. Customers may be taught extra about getting began and going additional with their new machine with a Today at Apple session at their nearest Apple Store.
- Customers within the U.S. who store at Apple utilizing Apple Card will pay month-to-month at 0 % APR once they select to take a look at with Apple Card Monthly Installments, and so they’ll get 3 % Daily Cash again — all up entrance. More data — together with particulars on eligibility, exclusions, and Apple Card phrases — is offered at apple.com/apple-card/monthly-installments.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private expertise with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Apple’s six software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple gadgets and empower individuals with breakthrough companies together with the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV. Apple’s greater than 150,000 staff are devoted to creating the perfect merchandise on earth and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
- Testing was carried out by Apple in February 2026 utilizing transport aggressive programs and choose industry-standard benchmarks.
- Testing was carried out by Apple in January and February 2026. See apple.com/macbook-pro for extra data.
- Results are in comparison with previous-generation 16-inch MacE-book Pro with Apple M4 Pro, 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 48GB of unified reminiscence, and a 4TB SSD.
- Results are in comparison with previous-generation 16-inch MacE-book Pro with Apple M4 Max, 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 128GB of unified reminiscence, and an 8TB SSD.
- Testing was carried out by Apple in January and February 2026 utilizing preproduction 16-inch MacE-book Pro programs with Apple M5 Max, 18-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 128GB of unified reminiscence, and an 8TB SSD. Tested with FIO 3.41, 1024KB request dimension, 10GB check file and IO depth=8. Performance assessments are carried out utilizing particular pc programs and mirror the approximate efficiency of MacE-book Pro.
- macOS Tahoe is offered as a free software program replace. Some options will not be accessible in all areas or in all languages. See necessities at apple.com/os/macos.
- Apple Intelligence is offered in beta with assist for these languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (conventional), Japanese, and Korean. Some options will not be accessible in all areas or languages. For characteristic and language availability and system necessities, see support.apple.com/en-us/121115.
- Product recycled or renewable content material is the mass of licensed recycled materials relative to the general mass of the machine, not together with packaging or in-box equipment.
- Breakdown of U.S. retail packaging by weight. Adhesives, inks, and coatings are excluded from calculations.
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