Apple stressed that the biggest advantage of the M5 is how AI-ready the processor is. Each GPU core includes a dedicated Neural Accelerator, making the GPU more AI-aware, for example. It means applications that useof Apple’s own frameworks and APIs, such as CoreML and Metal 4, will see immediate performance gains on an M5 system. It also means every Apple Intelligence feature you might use on these devices will be faster than before — presumably delivering benefits for any business using on-device AI models on their Macs. These really are the ultimate AI PCs.
The world’s best AI PCs are Macs
While we’ll need to wait a few months for the larger MacBook Pros to appear, the new M5 powered 14-in. MacBook Pro delivers up to 3.5x faster AI performance, faster storage, and up to 24 hours of battery life. You get all the advantages of the new processor, a Liquid Retina XDR display, a 12-megapixel Center Stage camera, up to 2x faster SSD performance, and a six-speaker sound system.
“MacBook Pro continues to be the world’s best pro laptop, and today, the 14-in. MacBook Pro gets even better with the arrival of the M5 chip,” said John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering (a man hotly-tipped as a future Apple CEO). “With its amazing performance, extraordinary battery life, and unrivalled display, M5 takes the new 14-in. MacBook Pro to another level.”
