When Will Apple Release the M5 MacBook Pro?

Apple regularly refreshes the MacBook Pro models, and a new version that uses M5 series chips is in the works. Apple just finished refreshing most of the Mac lineup with M4 chips, and now it's time for the M5. Rumors suggest that we could see the first M5 ‌MacBook Pro‌ models this fall.

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Design

There have been no rumors of a design update for the M5 ‌MacBook Pro‌ models that are coming this fall, so we are expecting the same look as the current models. There might be minor updates, but most of the changes will be internal.

Apple probably won't change the design of the ‌MacBook Pro‌ until it transitions to OLED display technology, and that's not rumored to happen until 2026 at the earliest.

M5 Chips

The ‌MacBook Pro‌ will use M5, M5 Pro, and M5 Max chips. The entry-level 14-inch model will be available with the M5, while the higher-end 14-inch models and 16-inch models will have the more advanced M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.

Apple's M5 chips will be manufactured on a 3-nanometer process like the M4 chips, but Apple is planning for new technology that will give the M5 lineup an edge over M4 chips.

Apple manufacturing partner TSMC plans to use a more advanced (System on Integrated Chip) SoIC packaging technology for the M5 chips. SoIC technology allows for the stacking of chips in a 3D structure, for better electrical performance and thermal management. TSMC has developed a next-generation hybrid SoIC package that uses thermoplastic carbon fiber composite molding technology.

The chips are expected to be faster, more power efficient, and better at handling AI and machine learning tasks. Apple also plans to use M5-series chips for the AI servers that power its Apple Intelligence and machine learning features.

Future MacBook Pro Rumors

Apple is working on an OLED ‌MacBook Pro‌, and that's really the model to wait for. It's supposed to be coming as soon as 2026, and it will bring notable improvements in display quality. OLED offers improved brightness, better contrast with deeper blacks, and improved power efficiency.

The 2026 ‌MacBook Pro‌ could also have a 5G modem, a first for the Mac, and it's expected to have Apple's next-generation 2-nanometer chip.

Release Date

Mass production on M5 chips is expected to start in 2025, so we could see the first Macs with M5 technology somewhere around the fall of 2025. Last year, Apple refreshed the ‌MacBook Pro‌ models in October 2024, so October 2025 would make sense.

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Top Rated Comments

vegetassj4 Avatar
27 weeks ago
I don't know, but it will be built from the ground up for Apple Intelligence. With features that are light years ahead of anything that has come before. Features that won't actually arrive until M7. M5 Pro will be the most pro chip we've ever made. You're going to love it.
Score: 42 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jz0309 Avatar
27 weeks ago
And back in the Intel days, everyone here complained that there aren’t enough updates.
Fast forward, Apple updates chips every year and people here complain.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ShivneelSingh Avatar
27 weeks ago
We just want a 13” MacBook Air (any M-Chip) with Nano-Textured Display.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jaw04005 Avatar
27 weeks ago
Sure, right after the G5 PowerBook.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Dr.Lee Avatar
27 weeks ago
Damn. I really wanted an M4 Pro MBP to replace my M1 MBP, but now the M4s suck. I want an M5 Pro MBP!
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
krull1015 Avatar
27 weeks ago
Honestly, who cares they just released the M4s which are highly competent machines. Let’s move onto something new and relevant.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)