Sipu Jha
Apple has launched 14-inch MacBook Pro, featuring the new M5 chip, which is claimed to deliver significantly faster performance, particularly for artificial intelligence (AI) tasks as compred to its predecessors. The new laptop is available for pre-order, and will hit stores on October 22.
Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 chip price and availability in India
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Pre-order Availability | Available starting on apple.com/in/store and Apple Store app in 30+ countries, including India |
| In-store Availability | Begins Wednesday, October 22 at Apple Stores and Apple Authorised Resellers |
| Starting Price (India) | Rs 1,69,900 |
| Education Price (India) | Rs 1,59,900 |
| Color Options | Space Black, Silver |
| Technical Specs & Options | Available at apple.com/in/mac |
| Apple Intelligence Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
| Language/Feature Availability | May vary by region; see support.apple.com/en-in |
| Apple Trade In | Trade in eligible devices for credit at apple.com/in/shop/trade-in |
Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 chip specs and features
While the design of the new MacBook Pro remains unchanged, maintaining the familiar black and silver colour options, the core upgrade is the M5 chip, which features a 10-core GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core, translating directly into enhanced speed for AI workloads. Apple claims the chip makes AI tasks up to 3.5 times faster than the previous generation.For users upgrading from older machines, the performance gains are substantial:
AI Performance : Up to 86 times faster than older Intel-based MacBooks and six times faster than M1 models.- Graphics and Rendering: Up to 1.6 times faster graphics and 3D rendering in Blender runs up to 6.8 times faster than M1 models.
- CPU Speed: Apple claims the M5 chip delivers the world’s fastest CPU.
- Code Compiling and Gaming: Code compiling in Xcode receives a 2.1x speed boost, and gaming frame rates jump up to 3.2 times higher compared to M1 MacBooks.
The new MacBook Pro is claimed to offer up to 24 hours of battery life. This is four more hours than M1 models and 14 extra hours compared to older Intel-based MacBooks. Storage has also been upgraded, with SSDs running up to twice as quick as the previous generation. The base configuration starts with 16GB of unified memory, and users can configure storage up to 4TB.
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