March 3, 2026
PRESS RELEASE
Apple introduces MacBook Professional with all‑new M5 Professional and M5 Max, delivering breakthrough professional efficiency and next-level on-device AI
The world’s finest professional laptop computer raises the bar once more with blazing-fast CPU and GPU efficiency, plus as much as 2x sooner SSD speeds and 1TB of beginning storage
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple in the present day introduced the newest 14- and 16-inch MacBook Professional with the all-new M5 Professional and M5 Max, bringing game-changing efficiency and AI capabilities to the world’s finest professional laptop computer. With M5 Professional and M5 Max, MacBook Professional contains a new CPU with the world’s quickest CPU core,1 a next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator in every core, and better unified reminiscence bandwidth, altogether delivering as much as 4x AI efficiency in comparison with the earlier technology, and as much as 8x AI efficiency in comparison with M1 fashions.2 This permits builders, researchers, enterprise professionals, and creatives to unlock new AI-enabled workflows proper on MacBook Professional. It now comes with as much as 2x sooner SSD efficiency2 and begins at 1TB of storage for M5 Professional and 2TB for M5 Max. The brand new MacBook Professional contains N1, an Apple-designed wi-fi networking chip that permits Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, bringing improved efficiency and reliability to wi-fi connections. It additionally provides as much as 24 hours of battery life; a beautiful Liquid Retina XDR show with a nano-texture choice; a big selection of connectivity, together with Thunderbolt 5; a 12MP Heart Stage digital camera; studio-quality mics; an immersive six-speaker sound system; Apple Intelligence options; and the facility of macOS Tahoe. The brand new MacBook Professional is available in area black and silver, and is offered to pre-order beginning tomorrow, March 4, with availability starting Wednesday, March 11.
“MacBook Professional with M5 Professional and M5 Max redefines what’s attainable on a professional laptop computer, now as much as 4x sooner than the earlier technology,” mentioned John Ternus, Apple’s senior vp of {Hardware} Engineering. “With Neural Accelerators within the GPU, the brand new MacBook Professional permits professionals to run superior LLMs on system and unlock capabilities that no different laptop computer can do — all whereas sustaining distinctive battery life. Mixed with even sooner unified reminiscence and storage, it empowers customers to take their work even additional, unleashing new prospects and pushing the boundaries of what they will do.”
Blazing Efficiency with M5 Professional and M5 Max
M5 Professional and M5 Max are constructed utilizing the brand new Apple-designed Fusion Structure and engineered from the bottom up for AI. This modern design combines two dies right into a single system on a chip, offering super efficiency boosts. M5 Professional and M5 Max characteristic a brand new up-to-18-core CPU with 6 tremendous cores, the world’s quickest CPU core,1 and 12 all-new efficiency cores, optimized for power-efficient, multithreaded professional workloads — altogether delivering as much as 30 p.c sooner efficiency.3 M5 Professional is designed for customers working complicated workflows, like coders optimizing algorithms and photographers processing huge picture libraries, whereas M5 Max is for these pushing absolutely the limits, similar to engineers working rigorous simulations.
Scaling up efficiency from M5 and providing the identical breakthrough GPU structure with a Neural Accelerator in every core, M5 Professional and M5 Max ship as much as 4x sooner LLM immediate processing than M4 Professional and M4 Max, and as much as 8x AI picture technology than M1 Professional and M1 Max.2 This allows AI researchers and builders to coach customized fashions regionally, and inventive professionals to leverage AI-powered instruments for video enhancing, music manufacturing, and design work. Each chips additionally deliver as much as a 50 p.c enhance in graphics efficiency in comparison with M4 Professional and M4 Max,3,4 enabling movement designers to work with complicated 3D scenes in actual time and VFX artists to preview results immediately. And with a sooner and extra power-efficient Neural Engine and better unified reminiscence bandwidth, the brand new MacBook Professional delivers unbelievable on-device AI capabilities. The rise in unified reminiscence bandwidth permits complicated workflows like intensive AI mannequin coaching and big video tasks. M5 Professional helps as much as 64GB of unified reminiscence with as much as 307GB/s of reminiscence bandwidth, whereas M5 Max helps as much as 128GB of unified reminiscence with as much as 614GB/s of reminiscence bandwidth.
14- and 16-inch MacBook Professional with M5 Professional ship:2
- As much as 7.8x sooner AI picture technology efficiency when in comparison with MacBook Professional with M1 Professional, and as much as 3.7x sooner than MacBook Professional with M4 Professional.
- As much as 6.9x sooner LLM immediate processing when in comparison with MacBook Professional with M1 Professional, and as much as 3.9x sooner than MacBook Professional with M4 Professional.
- As much as 5.2x sooner 3D rendering in Maxon Redshift when in comparison with MacBook Professional with M1 Professional, and as much as 1.4x sooner than MacBook Professional with M4 Professional.
- As much as 1.6x sooner gaming efficiency with ray tracing in video games like Cyberpunk 2077: Final Version when in comparison with MacBook Professional with M4 Professional.
14- and 16-inch MacBook Professional with M5 Max ship:2
- As much as 8x sooner AI picture technology efficiency when in comparison with MacBook Professional with M1 Max, and as much as 3.8x sooner than MacBook Professional with M4 Max.
- As much as 6.7x sooner LLM immediate processing when in comparison with MacBook Professional with M1 Max, and as much as 4x sooner than MacBook Professional with M4 Max.
- As much as 5.4x sooner video results rendering efficiency in Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio when in comparison with MacBook Professional with M1 Max, and as much as 3x sooner than MacBook Professional with M4 Max.
- As much as 3.5x sooner AI video-enhancing efficiency in Topaz Video when in comparison with MacBook Professional with M4 Max.
Quicker Storage Efficiency and Elevated Beginning Storage
The brand new MacBook Professional delivers as much as 2x sooner learn/write efficiency in comparison with the earlier technology,4 reaching speeds of as much as 14.5GB/s5 and accelerating workflows for professionals working throughout 4K and 8K video tasks, LLMs, and complicated datasets. MacBook Professional with M5 Professional now comes customary with 1TB of storage, whereas MacBook Professional with M5 Max now comes customary with 2TB. And the 14-inch MacBook Professional with M5 now comes customary with 1TB of storage.
Even Extra Worth for Upgraders
The brand new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Professional with M5 Professional and M5 Max mark a serious leap for professional customers. There’s by no means been a greater time for purchasers to improve from a earlier technology of MacBook Professional with Apple silicon or an Intel-based Mac.
- Enhanced AI efficiency with Neural Accelerators within the GPU: Customers upgrading from M1 fashions will expertise as much as 8x sooner AI efficiency.2
- Distinctive battery life: The brand new MacBook Professional will get as much as 24 hours of battery life, giving Intel-based upgraders as much as 13 extra hours, and customers coming from M1 fashions will stand up to 3 extra hours, to allow them to get extra achieved on a single cost.2 And in contrast to many PC laptops, MacBook Professional delivers the identical unbelievable efficiency whether or not plugged in or on battery. Customers will have the ability to fast-charge as much as 50 p.c in simply half-hour utilizing a 96W or greater USB-C energy adapter.2
- Greatest show in a professional laptop computer: Upgraders will benefit from the Liquid Retina XDR show, which options 1600 nits peak HDR brightness and as much as 1000 nits for SDR content material, and provides a nano-texture choice.
- Complete connectivity: The brand new MacBook Professional has a big selection of connectivity choices, together with three Thunderbolt 5 ports for high-speed information switch, HDMI that helps as much as 8K decision, an SDXC card slot for fast media import, and MagSafe 3 with fast-charge functionality. Upgraders also can drive as much as two high-resolution exterior shows with M5 Professional, and as much as 4 high-resolution shows with M5 Max, offering the flexibleness to create expansive workspaces.
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6: With the Apple N1 chip, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 deliver improved efficiency and reliability to wi-fi connections.
- Superior digital camera, mics, and audio system: That includes a 12MP Heart Stage digital camera with Desk View help and studio-quality mics, the brand new MacBook Professional will enable customers to look and sound their finest whereas taking calls. They may even expertise an immersive six-speaker sound system with help for Spatial Audio.
An Unequalled Expertise with macOS Tahoe
macOS Tahoe transforms the MacBook Professional expertise with highly effective capabilities that turbocharge productiveness.6 Main updates to Highlight make it simpler to search out related apps and information and instantly take motion proper from the search bar. Apple Intelligence is much more succesful whereas defending customers’ privateness at each step.7 Shortcuts get much more highly effective with clever actions and the flexibility to faucet immediately in to Apple Intelligence fashions. Built-in into Messages, FaceTime, and the Telephone app, Stay Translation helps customers simply talk throughout languages, translating textual content and audio.7 Moreover, builders can deliver Apple Intelligence capabilities into their functions or faucet in to the Basis Fashions framework for specialised on-device intelligence duties. Continuity options embrace the Telephone app on Mac, which lets customers relay mobile calls from their close by iPhone, and with Stay Actions from iPhone, they will keep up to the mark occurring in actual time.6 macOS Tahoe additionally options an exquisite new design with Liquid Glass, and customers can personalize their Mac in much more methods with an up to date Management Heart, along with new colour choices for folders, app icons, and widgets.
MacBook Professional and the Setting
MacBook Professional was constructed with the setting in thoughts, and brings Apple even nearer to reaching its formidable plan to be carbon impartial throughout its whole footprint by 2030. It’s made with 45 p.c recycled content material,8 together with 100% recycled aluminum within the enclosure and 100% recycled cobalt within the battery. It’s manufactured with 50 p.c renewable electrical energy, similar to wind and photo voltaic, throughout the provision chain. The brand new MacBook Professional is designed to be sturdy and repairable, and in addition provides industry-leading software program help, whereas assembly Apple’s excessive requirements for power effectivity and safer chemistry. The paper packaging is 100% fiber-based and will be simply recycled.9
Pricing and Availability
- Prospects can pre-order the brand new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions with M5 Professional and M5 Max beginning tomorrow, March 4, on apple.com/retailer and within the Apple Retailer app in 33 international locations and areas, together with the U.S. All fashions will start arriving to prospects, and might be in Apple Retailer areas and Apple Approved Resellers, beginning Wednesday, March 11.
- The 14‑inch MacBook Professional with M5 Professional begins at $2,199 (U.S.) and $2,049 (U.S.) for schooling; and the 16‑inch MacBook Professional with M5 Professional begins at $2,699 (U.S.) and $2,499 (U.S.) for schooling.
- The 14‑inch MacBook Professional with M5 Max begins at $3,599 (U.S.) and $3,299 (U.S.) for schooling; and the 16‑inch MacBook Professional with M5 Max begins at $3,899 (U.S.) and $3,599 (U.S.) for schooling. All fashions can be found in area black and silver.
- Extra technical specs, configure-to-order choices, and equipment can be found at apple.com/mac.
- The 14-inch MacBook Professional with M5 now comes customary with 1TB of storage, and is offered in area black and silver, beginning at $1,699 (U.S.) and $1,599 (U.S.) for schooling.
- With Apple Commerce In, prospects can commerce of their present laptop and get credit score towards a brand new Mac. Prospects can go to apple.com/store/trade-in to see what their system is price.
- AppleCare delivers distinctive service and help, with versatile choices for Apple customers. Prospects can select AppleCare+ to cowl their new Mac, or within the U.S., AppleCare One to guard a number of merchandise in a single easy plan. Each plans embrace protection for accidents like drops and spills, theft and loss safety on eligible merchandise, battery alternative service, and 24/7 help from Apple Consultants. For extra info, go to apple.com/applecare.
- Each buyer who buys immediately from Apple Retail will get entry to Private Setup. In these guided on-line periods, a Specialist can stroll them by setup or concentrate on options that may assist them profit from their new system. Prospects also can study extra about getting began and going additional with their new system with a At this time at Apple session at their nearest Apple Retailer.
- Prospects within the U.S. who store at Apple utilizing Apple Card will pay month-to-month at 0 p.c APR once they select to take a look at with Apple Card Month-to-month Installments, and so they’ll get 3 p.c Day by day Money again — all up entrance. Extra info — together with particulars on eligibility, exclusions, and Apple Card phrases — is offered at apple.com/apple-card/monthly-installments.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private expertise with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. At this time, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional. Apple’s six software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple gadgets and empower individuals with breakthrough companies together with the App Retailer, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV. Apple’s greater than 150,000 staff are devoted to creating the most effective merchandise on earth and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
- Testing was carried out by Apple in February 2026 utilizing delivery aggressive methods and choose industry-standard benchmarks.
- Testing was carried out by Apple in January and February 2026. See apple.com/macbook-pro for extra info.
- Outcomes are in comparison with previous-generation 16-inch MacBook Professional with Apple M4 Professional, 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 48GB of unified reminiscence, and a 4TB SSD.
- Outcomes are in comparison with previous-generation 16-inch MacBook Professional with Apple M4 Max, 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 128GB of unified reminiscence, and an 8TB SSD.
- Testing was carried out by Apple in January and February 2026 utilizing preproduction 16-inch MacBook Professional methods with Apple M5 Max, 18-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 128GB of unified reminiscence, and an 8TB SSD. Examined with FIO 3.41, 1024KB request dimension, 10GB check file and IO depth=8. Efficiency checks are carried out utilizing particular laptop methods and replicate the approximate efficiency of MacBook Professional.
- macOS Tahoe is offered as a free software program replace. Some options will not be out there in all areas or in all languages. See necessities at apple.com/os/macos.
- Apple Intelligence is offered in beta with help for these languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese language (simplified), Chinese language (conventional), Japanese, and Korean. Some options will not be out there in all areas or languages. For characteristic and language availability and system necessities, see help.apple.com/en-us/121115.
- Product recycled or renewable content material is the mass of licensed recycled materials relative to the general mass of the system, not together with packaging or in-box equipment.
- Breakdown of U.S. retail packaging by weight. Adhesives, inks, and coatings are excluded from calculations.
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