M5 Pro and M5 Max
Built using the new Apple-designed Fusion Architecture, M5 Pro and M5 Max feature an advanced CPU, a next‑generation GPU with Neural Accelerators, and higher unified memory bandwidth for a massive increase in AI compute.
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13 announcements across 9 years, newest first.
2026
2025
M5
M5 delivers over 4x the peak GPU compute performance for AI compared to M4, featuring a next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core, a more powerful CPU, a faster Neural Engine, and higher unified memory bandwidth.
2024
M4 Pro and M4 Max
M4 Pro and M4 Max join M4 to form the most advanced family of chips ever built for a personal computer. They bring Thunderbolt 5 to the Mac for the first time, along with much higher memory bandwidth and a faster Neural Engine.
M4
M4 is Apple’s new chip for iPad Pro, built on second-generation 3-nanometer technology. It features a new display engine, a 10-core CPU and GPU, and the most powerful Neural Engine Apple has made.
2023
M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max
The industry’s first 3-nanometer chips for a personal computer debut a next-generation GPU architecture and deliver dramatic performance improvements, a faster CPU and Neural Engine, and support for more unified memory.
M2 Ultra chip
M2 Ultra chip
With a faster CPU and GPU, plus support for even more unified memory, M2 Ultra takes Mac performance further than ever.
2022
M2 chip
M2 chip
M2 delivers new levels of power-efficient performance and capabilities to the completely redesigned MacBook Air and updated 13-inch MacBook Pro.
M1 Ultra
Available in the all-new Mac Studio, M1 Ultra brings unprecedented performance to the desktop.
2021
M1 Pro and M1 Max
M1 Pro and M1 Max
Powering the all-new MacBook Pro, new chips feature up to a 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, ProRes acceleration, and industry-leading power efficiency.
2020
M1
M1
Packed with an astonishing 16 billion transistors, the new M1 chip integrates the CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, I/O, and so much more onto a single tiny chip. Combined with the new macOS Big Sur, M1 delivers category-smashing speed, mind-bending graphics, and power efficiency and battery life that defy belief.
Mac transition to Apple Silicon
Mac transition to Apple Silicon
Developers can start building apps today and first system ships by year’s end, beginning a two-year transition.
2005
Transition to Intel processors
Transition to Intel processors
Apple announces it will ship Macs with Intel processors by mid-2006 and move its entire lineup by the end of 2007. Tiger is shown running on an Intel-based Mac, with Microsoft and Adobe committing to support both PowerPC and Intel.
2003
PowerPC G5
PowerPC G5
Designed by IBM and Apple, the PowerPC G5 is the first 64-bit desktop processor and runs 32-bit apps natively. It reaches up to 2 GHz, with 58 million transistors built on a 130-nanometer process.
