Apple unveils new 14‑inch MacGuide Pro powered by the M5 chip

October 15, 2025

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Apple unveils new 14‑inch MacGuide Pro powered by the M5 chip, delivering the following large leap in AI for the Mac

With as much as 3.5x extra efficiency for AI workflows, quicker storage, as much as an exceptional 24 hours of battery life, and macOS Tahoe, the 14-inch MacGuide Pro will get even higher

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple in the present day unveiled a brand new 14-inch MacGuide Pro, that includes the extremely highly effective M5 chip. With M5, the 14-inch MacGuide Pro will get even quicker, extra succesful, and delivers an enormous leap in AI efficiency. The M5 chip contains a next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator in every core, delivering as much as 3.5x the AI efficiency¹ and as much as 1.6x quicker graphics² than the earlier technology. M5 additionally features a quicker and extra environment friendly CPU, an enhanced Neural Engine, and better reminiscence bandwidth that accelerates every little thing from launching apps to working giant language fashions (LLMs) on machine. Additionally, it gives phenomenal battery lifetime of as much as 24 hours, so customers can take their professional workflows anyplace.¹ With the newest storage know-how, the brand new 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M5 brings quicker SSD efficiency than the earlier technology for duties like importing RAW picture information or exporting giant movies.² Renowned options — together with a stunning Liquid Retina XDR show with a nano-texture choice, a 12MP Center Stage digicam, a six-speaker sound system, a big selection of ports, Apple Intelligence capabilities, and the unmatched energy of macOS Tahoe — full the MacGuide Pro expertise. Altogether, the 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M5 delivers an industry-leading mixture of capabilities for a similar beginning value of $1,599 — making it a good higher worth and improve for present and new Mac customers. Available in area black and silver, the brand new 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M5 is accessible to pre-order in the present day, with availability starting Wednesday, October 22.

“MacBook Pro continues to be the world’s best pro laptop, and today, the 14-inch MacBook Pro gets even better with the arrival of the M5 chip,” mentioned John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice chairman of Hardware Engineering. “M5 marks the next big leap in AI for the Mac and delivers a huge boost in graphics performance, accelerating demanding workflows for everyone from students to creatives, developers to business professionals, and more. With its amazing performance, extraordinary battery life, and unrivaled display, M5 takes the new 14-inch MacBook Pro to another level.”

M5: The Next Big Leap in AI for the Mac

Apple silicon leads the {industry} with blazing efficiency, superior applied sciences, energy effectivity, and AI capabilities. With its superior CPU, GPU, and quicker Neural Engine, M5 propels the capabilities of the brand new 14-inch MacGuide Pro even larger and takes the following large leap in AI for the Mac. Featuring a next-generation 10-core GPU — with a Neural Accelerator in every core — it delivers as much as 3.5x quicker AI efficiency than M4, and as much as 6x quicker efficiency than M1.¹ From faculty college students transcribing lecture notes, to creators storyboarding a brand new challenge with AI instruments, to enterprise customers uncovering insights by working native fashions in webAI, the brand new 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M5 is the last word laptop computer for on a regular basis AI workflows and a lot extra. Users will expertise quicker text-to-image technology when working diffusion fashions in apps like Draw Things, and LLMs will run even quicker in standard apps like LM Studio. The M5 chip additionally hastens all kinds of professional workflows, like deep studying, information modeling, and AI video enhancement. A quicker 16-core Neural Engine additional accelerates on-device, AI-driven duties and enhances efficiency of the generative fashions that energy Apple Intelligence. Additionally, with as much as 2x quicker SSD efficiency than the prior technology, the brand new 14-inch MacGuide Pro lets customers load a neighborhood LLM quicker, and so they can now select as much as 4TB of storage.²

Next-Level Performance with M5

The M5 chip additionally brings even quicker systemwide efficiency and extra capabilities to the 14-inch MacGuide Pro. With the brand new GPU in M5, the 14-inch MacGuide Pro delivers as much as 1.6x quicker graphics efficiency in professional apps and permits as much as 1.6x larger body charges in video games in comparison with the M4 mannequin.² The M5 CPU options the world’s quickest CPU core for much more responsiveness.¹ The 10-core design delivers as much as 20 % quicker multithreaded efficiency versus M4 for workloads like code compiling, and is ideal for multitasking or dashing by means of inventive purposes.¹ The new 14-inch MacGuide Pro is nice for information analysts querying databases in Python and for professionals like product designers, who routinely multitask throughout purposes like Rhino, Notion, and Jira. Additionally, with over 150GB/s of unified reminiscence bandwidth, customers can work with giant AI fashions on machine or manipulate large scenes in 3D apps.

14-inch MacGuide Pro with M5 delivers:

• Up to 7.7x quicker AI video-enhancing efficiency in Topaz Video when in comparison with the 13‑inch MacGuide Pro with M1, and as much as 1.8x quicker than the 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M4.¹

• Up to six.8x quicker 3D rendering in Blender when in comparison with the 13‑inch MacGuide Pro with M1, and as much as 1.7x quicker than the 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M4.¹

• Up to three.2x larger body charges in video games when in comparison with the 13-inch MacGuide Pro with M1,³ and as much as 1.6x quicker than the 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M4.²

• Up to 2.1x quicker construct efficiency when compiling code in Xcode when in comparison with the 13‑inch MacGuide Pro with M1, and as much as 1.2x quicker than the 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M4.¹

A Breakthrough for M1 and Intel-Based Upgraders

With game-changing enhancements over Intel-based and M1 fashions, there’s by no means been a greater time to improve or change to a 14-inch MacGuide Pro.

• Staggering efficiency good points: The new 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M5 is an enormous improve. When in comparison with Intel-based methods, it delivers as much as 86x quicker AI efficiency, as much as 30x quicker GPU efficiency with ray tracing, and as much as 5.5x quicker CPU efficiency.¹ M1 upgraders will expertise as much as 6x quicker AI efficiency, as much as 6.8x quicker GPU efficiency with ray tracing, and as much as 2x quicker CPU efficiency.¹

• Phenomenal battery life: Battery life soars as much as 14 extra hours for Intel-based upgraders, and as much as 4 extra hours for customers coming from M1, delivering as much as 24 hours total, so customers can get extra accomplished on a single cost.¹ And in contrast to many PC laptops, MacGuide Pro delivers the identical unbelievable efficiency whether or not plugged in or on battery. New Mac customers and upgraders coming from Intel-based and M1 methods also can benefit from quick cost to cost as much as 50 % in simply half-hour utilizing a 96W or larger USB-C energy adapter.¹

• Industry-leading Liquid Retina XDR show: Upgraders will benefit from the 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR show with a nano-texture choice, which gives 1600 nits peak HDR brightness and as much as 1000 nits of brightness for SDR content material. Upgraders may even be capable of drive as much as two high-resolution exterior shows.

• Advanced digicam, mics, and audio system: With a sophisticated 12MP Center Stage digicam and studio-quality mics, upgraders will look and sound their greatest whereas taking calls. They may even expertise an immersive six-speaker sound system with help for Spatial Audio.

• Powerful Apple Intelligence capabilities: Built seamlessly into macOS with groundbreaking privateness, Apple Intelligence supplies each upgraders and new Mac customers with intuitive options that make their Mac expertise much more useful and highly effective.

• Even extra worth: Users coming from Intel-based and M1 methods may even get 16GB of beginning unified reminiscence, a further Thunderbolt port, and the area black end with an anodization seal.

An Unrivaled Experience with macOS Tahoe

The new 14-inch MacGuide Pro involves life with the fantastically designed macOS Tahoe, which delivers highly effective options to maximise productiveness.⁴ Major updates to Spotlight make it simpler to seek out related apps and information and instantly take motion — like sending an e-mail or making a observe — proper from the search bar. With Continuity, enterprise customers can use the brand new Phone app to conveniently entry their Recents, Contacts, and Voicemails, and make calls instantly from their Mac. And with Live Activities from iPhone, customers can keep up to the mark occurring in actual time, like an upcoming flight.

The new design that includes Liquid Glass gives customers much more methods to personalize their Mac with an up to date Control Center and new coloration choices for folders, app icons, and widgets. And the menu bar is now utterly clear, making the show really feel even bigger.

Apple Intelligence additionally expands with highly effective new options that elevate the Mac expertise additional, whereas defending privateness at each step. Integrated into Messages, FaceTime, and the Phone app, Live Translation helps customers simply talk throughout languages, translating textual content and audio.⁵ Shortcuts get much more highly effective with clever actions and the flexibility to faucet instantly into Apple Intelligence fashions, so customers can automate complicated duties like sorting by means of pictures. Additionally, builders can carry Apple Intelligence capabilities into their purposes, or faucet into the underlying Foundations Model framework for specialised intelligence duties on machine.

14-Inch MacGuide Pro with M5 and the Environment

Apple 2030 is the corporate’s bold plan to be carbon impartial throughout its complete footprint by the tip of this decade by decreasing product emissions from their three greatest sources: supplies, electrical energy, and transportation. The new 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M5 is made with 45 % recycled content material by weight, together with 100% recycled aluminum within the enclosure, 100% recycled uncommon earth components in all magnets, and 100% recycled cobalt within the battery. It is manufactured with 55 % renewable electrical energy, like wind and photo voltaic, throughout the provision chain. Additionally, the brand new 14-inch MacGuide Pro ships in 100% fiber-based packaging, which may be simply recycled. It is also designed to final, providing industry-leading software program help, and meets Apple’s excessive requirements for power effectivity and protected chemistry.

Pricing and Availability

• Customers can pre-order the brand new 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M5 beginning in the present day on apple.com/retailer and within the Apple Store app in 30 international locations and areas, together with the U.S. It will start arriving to clients, and can be in Apple Store areas and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Wednesday, October 22.

• The 14-inch MacGuide Pro with M5 begins at $1,599 (U.S.) and $1,499 (U.S.) with schooling financial savings, and is accessible in area black and silver. Additional technical specs, configure-to-order choices, and equipment can be found at apple.com/mac.

• Apple Intelligence is accessible in beta with help for these languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Chinese (simplified), Japanese, and Korean. Some options is probably not obtainable in all areas or languages. For function and language availability and system necessities, see support.apple.com/en-us/121115.

• With Apple Trade In, clients can commerce of their present laptop and get credit score towards a brand new Mac. Customers can go to apple.com/store/trade-in to see what their machine is price.

• AppleCare delivers distinctive service and help, with versatile choices for Apple customers. Customers 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. Both plans embrace protection for accidents like drops and spills, theft and loss safety on eligible merchandise, battery substitute service, and 24/7 help from Apple Experts. For extra data, go to apple.com/applecare.

• Every buyer who buys instantly from Apple Retail will get entry to Personal Setup. In these guided on-line periods, a Specialist can stroll them by means of setup, or concentrate on options that assist them take advantage of their new machine. Customers also can be taught extra about getting began and going additional with their new machine with a Today at Apple session at their nearest Apple Store.

• Customers within the U.S. who store at Apple utilizing Apple Card will pay month-to-month at 0 % APR once they select to take a look at with Apple Card Monthly Installments, and so they’ll get 3 % Daily Cash again — all up entrance. More data — together with particulars on eligibility, exclusions, and Apple Card phrases — is accessible at apple.com/apple-card/monthly-installments.

About Apple
Apple revolutionized private know-how with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Apple’s six software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple gadgets and empower folks with breakthrough companies together with the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV. Apple’s greater than 150,000 workers are devoted to creating one of the best merchandise on earth and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.

1. Testing was carried out by Apple in September 2025. See apple.com/macbook-pro for extra data. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for extra data.
2. Results are in comparison with 14-inch MacGuide Pro with Apple M4, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 32GB of unified reminiscence, and 2TB SSD.
3. Results are in comparison with 13-inch MacGuide Pro with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16GB of unified reminiscence, and 2TB SSD.
4. macOS Tahoe is accessible as a free software program replace. Some options is probably not obtainable in all areas or in all languages.
5. Live Translation in Messages helps English (U.S., UK), French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain), and Chinese (simplified). Live Translation in Phone and FaceTime is accessible for one-on-one calls in English (U.S., UK), French (France), German, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish (Spain) when Apple Intelligence is enabled on a suitable Mac, iPhone, or iPad.

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