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March 4, 2026

M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon

Apple is using more chiplets and three types of CPU cores to make the M5 family.

M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon

TL;DR

  • The M5 Pro and M5 Max chips utilize a new Fusion Architecture, joining two chiplets into a single processor.
  • A third type of CPU core, a "performance core," is introduced, distinct from "super cores" and "efficiency cores."
  • The M5 Pro includes up to 20 GPU cores, while the M5 Max features up to 40 GPU cores.
  • The M5 Pro offers up to 307 GB/s of memory bandwidth, while the M5 Max provides up to 614 GB/s.
  • Apple's "super cores" are a rebranding of previous "performance cores," while the new "performance cores" prioritize multi-threaded performance.
  • The M5 generation relies on architectural improvements and memory bandwidth increases for its expected performance boost over previous generations.

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