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Apple has finally introduced the M5 chip, its most powerful and AI-optimized silicon yet, and will be powering the latest generations of MacBook Pro (14-inch), iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro.
Notably, M5 delivers over 4x the AI compute power of M4 and ushers in a new phase of GPU-driven neural acceleration, setting a benchmark for next-gen Apple devices.
Greater Compute Power, Especially for AI
Built using third-generation 3-nanometer technology, M5 introduces a next-generation 10-core GPU architecture with a Neural Accelerator in each core. This enhances GPU-based AI workloads to run dramatically faster, with over 4x the peak GPU compute performance compared to M4.
The GPU also offers enhanced graphics capabilities and third-generation ray tracing, both combined to deliver a graphics performance that is up to 45 percent higher than M4.
M5 features the world’s fastest performance core, with up to a 10-core CPU made up of six efficiency cores and up to four performance cores. Together, they deliver overall up to 15 percent faster multithreaded performance over M4.
When fitted on the new 14-inch MacBook Pro and iPad Pro, M5 dramatically accelerates processing for AI-driven workflows, such as running diffusion models in apps like Draw Things, or running large language models locally using platforms like webAI.
Meanwhile with Apple Vision Pro, M5 aids with renders offering 10 percent more pixels especially with its micro-OLED display, and refresh rates increase up to 120Hz, resulting in crisper details, more fluid display performance, and reduced motion blur.
Faster Data Connectivity
Apple's M5 also features an improved 16-core Neural Engine, a powerful media engine, and a nearly 30 percent increase in unified memory bandwidth to 153GB/s.1 M5 brings its industry-leading power-efficient performance to the new 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro, allowing each device to excel in its own way.
Performance Boost for Apple Intelligence
In general, the Neural Engine in M5 also enhances performance for Apple Intelligence. On-device AI tools like Image Playground get faster, and the overall performance of Apple Intelligence models are enhanced by the faster Neural Engine and unified memory in M5. Also, developers using Apple’s Foundation Models framework will get faster performance.
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