M5 Chip Enters Mass Production, Ready For MacBook Pro, IPad Pro, And Vision Pro

JAKARTA Apple has started mass production of the M5 chip, which is expected to be the mastermind behind this year's MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro. Reports from the supply chain confirm that this latest chip will bring increased performance, especially in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, as well as possible design changes over previous generations.

The M5 chip will be used in the latest model of:

- MacBook Pro 2025- iPad Pro 2025- Vision Pro 2025

Of these three devices, Vision Pro is the most eye-catching. With the presence of the M5, Apple is expected to be able to bring Apple Intelligence to its spatial computer devices. The current model that uses the M2 is considered not strong enough to handle at once all processes in the visionOS as well as Apple's latest artificial intelligence features.

Meanwhile, the MacBook Pro is expected to gain a significant performance spike thanks to the new chip packaging process. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously reported that the M5 Pro might adopt a different approach by separating CPUs and GPUs, instead of integrating them in a package like the previous M series. The move aims to improve production efficiency and performance, especially in AI processing.

However, for users planning to upgrade the MacBook Pro, there is speculation that the 2026 model will experience a total redesign, to be thinner and lighter.

M5 Starts Mass Production

The report from ETNews confirms that mass production of the M5 has begun. Apple has started mass production of its next-generation chip, the M5, which will be used in key products such as Mac and iPad. Apple has also implemented new process technology to improve AI performance," the report said.

Production is currently still focused on the basic M5 variant, while the M5 Pro, M5 Max, and M5 Ultra models will follow in the next stage.

In addition to improving performance, this chip is also claimed to have better thermal efficiency. In other words, the M5 can work for a longer time on maximum performance before experiencing thermal thrusting or decreasing speed due to excess heat.

With the mass production already starting, launches of the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro with the M5 chip are likely to occur in the next few months.