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Apple launches new MacBook Pros powered by M5 Pro, M5 Max, and 2x faster SSDs — new 'Super Cores' help deliver up to 30 percent performance boost

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Tom's Hardware

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Mar 3, 2026

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Apple has unveiled new MacBook Pros featuring the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, offering up to 30% performance boost with new 'Super Cores' and 2x faster SSDs. The M5 Pro supports up to 64GB of memory and 307 GBps bandwidth, while the M5 Max doubles these figures. Both chips boast improved GPU cores with neural accelerators, up to 35% better performance in ray-tracing apps, and a 16-core neural engine. The laptops also include a Liquid Retina XDR display, enhanced storage subsystem, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 6. Pre-orders for the 14- and 16-inch models start on March 4th, with prices starting at $2,199 and $2,699, respectively.

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