#apple-m5

#apple-m5

Apple has announced the M5 chip, its newest generation of Apple silicon, designed to significantly enhance artificial intelligence and computing performance. Built on third-generation 3-nanometer technology, M5 introduces a range of architectural improvements, including Neural Accelerators in every GPU core, faster CPU and Neural Engine performance, and greater memory bandwidth. These advancements are aimed at improving both AI-driven workloads and high-end creative applications across devices such as the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro.

It features a 10-core CPU with 4x performance units and 6x efficiency units, alongside an all-new 10-core GPU that includes a Neural Accelerator in each core. Apple claims 3.5x faster performance for AI workflows, compared to the M4 model and a 6x jump from the M1 generation. The M5 gets a 16-core Neural Engine and a 20% jump in multithreaded performance. The new chip also features a 30% jump in memory bandwidth, which now comes in at 153GB/s.