MacBook Pro with M5 chip will be released before iPad Pro: Apple changes strategy
By ForGeeks The new MacBook Pro with M5 is expected in the fall of 2025, and the iPad Pro isn’t expected until 2026. Apple is set to release a MacBook Pro with the new M5 chip in the fall of 2025, while an updated M5-powered iPad Pro won’t arrive until the first half of 2026, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Mark Gurman reports.
This reverses the previously assumed order in which the devices would be updated. In 2024, the iPad Pro was the first to get the M4 (May), followed by the MacBook Pro with the M4 (October). Apple will now move away from that pattern and focus on the MacBook Pro as the first model with the M5.
Apple will now move away from that pattern and focus on the MacBook Pro as the first model with the M5.
Before the MacBook Pro with M5, the updated Mac Studio and Mac Pro
will be released.
Before introducing the MacBook Pro with M5, Apple plans to update the Mac Studio and Mac Pro, but they’ll get M4 chips. Those models could be announced at WWDC 2025 in June, according to Gurman.
According to Gurman, those models could be announced at WWDC 2025 in June.
What’s known about the M5?”
The M5 chip will be built on an advanced ARM architecture and use TSMC’s advanced 3nm technology. However, Apple has decided not to move to 2nm process, probably because of the high cost.
Apple has decided not to move to a 2nm process, probably because of the high cost.
Despite this, M5 promises significant improvements over M4, thanks to:
- System on Integrated Chip (SoIC) technologies – a 3D stacked chip layout that reduces heat and lowers power loss.
- An expanded partnership between Apple and TSMC on new packaging technologies including thermoplastic carbon fiber.
M5 will appear not only in Macs and iPads, but also in Apple’s cloud infrastructure
According to leaks from Apple’s official code, M5 will not only be used in consumer devices, but also in the company’s cloud-based AI servers. This will extend AI capabilities both on Apple devices and in cloud services.
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