Tests show Apple M5 Max smoking AMD and setting performance record

Apple's M5 Max just set a new performance record, outscoring AMD's best in single-core tests and even outperforming Apple's ...

Testing Apple’s 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new “performance” cores

M5 Pro and M5 Max both use the same 18-core CPU die, but Pro uses a 20-core GPU die, and Max gets a 40-core GPU die. (Because the memory controller is also part of the GPU die, the Max chip still ...
Macworld

The M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pros are a bigger upgrade than we thought

Apple on Tuesday announced new MacBook Pro models that feature the M5 Pro and M5 Max, high-end chips that replace the M4 Pro ...

Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros Are Performance Monsters

The 16-inch MacBook Pro also comes in M5 Pro and M5 Max variants. The M5 Pro chip comes with more CPU cores out of the box ...

Fusion multi-die packaging and per-core neural accelerators target AI and graphics performance

While the base Apple M5 chip retains a conventional single-die design, the M5 Pro and M5 Max move to Apple's new Fusion ...
Cult of Mac

M5 Pro and M5 Max ‘super cores’ supercharge new Macs

New M5 Pro and M5 Max chips powering the latest MacBook Pro models bring Apple's new Fusion Architecture with super cores for more power.