Apple M5

The Apple M5 is a series of ARM-based system on a chip (SoCs) designed by Apple Inc. as part of the Apple silicon family. Each chip integrates a central processing unit (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU), neural processing unit (NPU), and unified memory in a single package. The base M5 was announced on October 15, 2025, for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro, succeeding the Apple M4. Apple introduced the M5 Pro and M5 Max on March 3, 2026, alongside updated MacBook Pro models. A workstation chip, the M5 Ultra, was introduced in August 2026 alongside an updated Mac Studio.

All three variants are manufactured using TSMC's third-generation 3-nanometer process. The base M5 uses a single-die design, while the M5 Pro and M5 Max use Apple's Fusion Architecture, which combines two dies into a single SoC.