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AppleChips · read Oct 12, 2026
Apple M5, M5 Pro, M5 Max and M5 Ultra
The technical specifications as Apple publishes them, grouped as on apple.com. Copied as written; we add nothing.
Source: apple.com: iPad ProSource: apple.com: MacBook ProSource: apple.com: MacBook AirSource: apple.com: Mac miniSource: apple.com: Mac Studio
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On the iPad Pro spec page
Chip
- Apple M5 chip
- Models with 256GB or 512GB storage: 9-core CPU with 3 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 10-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/s memory bandwidth
- 12GB unified memory
- Models with 1TB or 2TB storage: 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 10-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/s memory bandwidth
- 16GB unified memory
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- AV1 decode
On the MacBook Pro spec page
Chip
- column 1
- Apple M5 chip
- 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 10-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode
- engine
- ProRes encode
- and decode engine
- AV1 decode
- Not available
- column 2
- Apple M5 Pro chip
- 15-core CPU with 5 super cores and 10 performance cores
- 16-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 307GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode
- engine
- ProRes encode
- and decode engine
- AV1 decode
- Configurable to: M5 Pro with 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU
- or M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 32-core GPU (460GB/s memory bandwidth)
- or M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU (614GB/s memory bandwidth)
- column 3
- Apple M5 Pro chip
- 18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
- 20-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 307GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode
- engine
- ProRes encode
- and decode engine
- AV1 decode
- Configurable to: M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 32-core GPU (460GB/s memory bandwidth)
- or M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU (614GB/s memory bandwidth)
- column 4
- Apple M5 Max chip
- 18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
- 32-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 460GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Two video encode engines
- Two ProRes encode and decode engines
- AV1 decode
- Configurable to: M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU (614GB/s memory bandwidth)
- column 1
- Apple M5 Pro chip
- 18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
- 20-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 307GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode
- engine
- ProRes encode
- and decode engine
- AV1 decode
- Configurable to: M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 32-core GPU (460GB/s memory bandwidth)
- or M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU (614GB/s memory bandwidth)
- column 2
- Apple M5 Pro chip
- 18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
- 20-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 307GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode
- engine
- ProRes encode
- and decode engine
- AV1 decode
- Configurable to: M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 32-core GPU (460GB/s memory bandwidth)
- or M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU (614GB/s memory bandwidth)
- column 3
- Apple M5 Max chip
- 18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
- 32-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 460GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Two video encode engines
- Two ProRes encode and decode engines
- AV1 decode
- Configurable to: M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU (614GB/s memory bandwidth)
- column 4
- Apple M5 Max chip
- 18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
- 40-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 614GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Two video encode engines
- Two ProRes encode and decode engines
- AV1 decode
- Not available
On the MacBook Air spec page
Chip
- column 1
- Apple M5 chip
- 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 8-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- AV1 decode
- Configurable to: M5 with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU
- column 2
- Apple M5 chip
- 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 10-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- AV1 decode
- column 3
- Apple M5 chip
- 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 10-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- AV1 decode
- Apple M5 chip
- 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 10-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- AV1 decode
On the Mac mini spec page
Chip
- Apple M5 Pro chip (Model 4)
- 15-core CPU with 5 super cores and 10 performance cores
- 16-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 307GB/s memory bandwidth
- Configurable to: (Model 4)
- M5 Pro with 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU
On the Mac Studio spec page
Chip
- Mac Studio, Model1
- Apple M5 Max chip
- 18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
- 32-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 460GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Two video encode engines
- Two ProRes encode and decode engines
- AV1 decode
- Configurable to: M5 Max with 18-core CPU, 40-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine (614GB/s memory bandwidth)
- Mac Studio, Model2
- Apple M5 Ultra chip
- 30-core CPU with 10 super cores and 20 performance cores
- 64-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 32-core Neural Engine
- 1.2TB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Two video decode engines
- Four video encode engines
- Four ProRes encode and decode engines
- AV1 decode
- Configurable to: M5 Ultra with 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU, and 32-core Neural Engine (1.2TB/s memory bandwidth)
Questions people ask
What are the Apple M5, M5 Pro, M5 Max and M5 Ultra specs?
1 spec groups and 17 rows, copied from Apple's own spec pages, read Oct 12, 2026. Nothing here comes from rumours.