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Note: meanwhile, the new Intel chips have not yet been released. And, Apple isn't just introducing the M5, but also the CX1 and the N1.
Jargon:
- blades: the "entire chip," or modem, or black box
- accelerators: GPUs, NPUs, gate arrays -- anything that improves the efficiency of the CPUs
- in my mind, the MacMini would be a "blade" -- and so, technically, the MacBook Pro
Apple today announced the M5 chip, its next-generation chip for the MacBook Pro, the iPad Pro, and Vision Pro. Link here.
Chips are tracked here.
The M5 is tracked here.
The last update, August 13, 2025: M5 slated for release in 2026.
In fact, the M5 is now available, just in time for the holiday season. Link here. Link here.
Apple today announced the next-generation iPad Pro, featuring the custom-designed M5, C1X, and N1 chips. Amazing.
The M5 chip has up to a 10-core CPU, with four performance cores and six efficiency cores. It features a next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerator in each core, allowing the new iPad Pro to deliver up to 3.5x the AI performance than the previous model, and a third-generation ray-tracing engine. A faster 16-core Neural Engine also delivers more energy-efficient performance.
Apple says that performance gains and breakthrough improvements over iPads with the M1 chip are "staggering".
In addition to the M5 chip, the cellular versions of the new iPad Pro feature Apple's custom-designed C1X modem, which allows up to 50% faster cellular data performance than its predecessor, with much greater efficiency.
It also features the N1 chip, a new Apple-designed wireless networking chip that enables Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. Apple says the N1 brings better performance when connected to 5GHz networks, and improves the overall performance and reliability of features like Personal Hotspot and AirDrop.
In addition:
- Apple updates Vision Pro with the M5 chip;
- Apple announces a new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 chip
