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Apple M5

4 chips10 Macs

Figures by chip

Each figure is the one Apple’s Tech Specs page states for a Mac with that chip. Where Macs with the same chip state different figures, each is shown with the Macs that state it.

M5 3 Macs

CPU cores
10123
GPU cores
10MacBook Pro M5 (14-inch)1 · MacBook Air M5 (15-inch)3
8MacBook Air M5 (13-inch)2
Neural Engine cores
16123
Memory bandwidth
153 GB/s123
Memory (maximum)
32GB123
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode123

M5 Pro 3 Macs

CPU cores
15MacBook Pro M5 Pro (14-inch)4 · Mac mini M5 Pro6
18MacBook Pro M5 Pro (16-inch)5
GPU cores
16MacBook Pro M5 Pro (14-inch)4 · Mac mini M5 Pro6
20MacBook Pro M5 Pro (16-inch)5
Neural Engine cores
16456
Memory bandwidth
307 GB/s456
Memory (maximum)
64GB786
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode456

M5 Max 3 Macs

CPU cores
1891011
GPU cores
3291011
Neural Engine cores
1691011
Memory bandwidth
460 GB/s91011
Memory (maximum)
128GB91012
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginetwo video encode enginestwo ProRes encode and decode enginesAV1 decode91011

M5 Ultra 1 Mac

CPU cores
3013
GPU cores
6413
Neural Engine cores
3213
Memory bandwidth
1,200 GB/s13
Memory (maximum)
256GB14
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWtwo video decode enginesfour video encode enginesfour ProRes encode and decode enginesAV1 decode13

Macs with M5 chips

Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (13-inch, M5) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026

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  3. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (15-inch, M5) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026

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  4. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  5. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  6. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (M6 or M5 Pro) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  7. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  10. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  11. Apple UK — Mac Studio Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  12. Apple UK — Mac Studio Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  13. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (M5 Max or M5 Ultra) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  14. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (M5 Max or M5 Ultra) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  15. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new 14‑inch MacBook Pro powered by the M5 chip · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  16. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5 · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026

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  17. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces MacBook Pro with all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  18. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces MacBook Pro with all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  19. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  20. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra · Apple’s figure · read 3 Oct 2026

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  21. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils a more powerful Mac mini featuring the all-new M6 and M5 Pro · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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