Apple MacBook Pro M5 16-inch Laptop - Professional Performance

Design

• Product type:Laptop
• Product colour:Silver
• Form factor:Clamshell
• Housing material:Aluminium
• Introduction year:2026
• Introduction month:March

Display

• Display diagonal:41.1 cm (16.2")
• Display resolution:3456 x 2234 pixels
• Touchscreen:No
• Display technology marketing name:Liquid Retina XDR
• Display number of colours:1.073 billion colours
• Display glass type:Standard glass
• Display brightness:1000 cd/m²
• Maximum display brightness (HDR):1600 cd/m²
• Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) brightness:1000 cd/m²
• Pixel density:254 ppi
• True Tone technology:Yes
• Maximum refresh rate:120 Hz
• Contrast ratio (typical):1000000:1
• High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported:Yes
• High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology:Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range 10+ (HDR10 Plus), High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), Extreme Dynamic Range (XDR)
• ProMotion technology:Yes
• Number of external displays supported:3

Processor

• Processor manufacturer:Apple
• Processor family:Apple M
• Processor generation:Apple M 5th Gen
• Processor model:M5 Pro
• Processor cores:18
• Performance cores:12
• Efficient cores:6

Neural processor unit (NPU)

• Neural processor unit (NPU):Apple Neural Engine (ANE)
• Neural processor unit (NPU) cores:16

Memory

• Internal memory:48 GB
• Memory form factor:On-board

Storage

• Total storage capacity:1 TB
• Storage media:SSD
• Total SSDs capacity:1 TB
• Number of SSDs installed:1
• SSD capacity:1 TB
• Intel® Optane™ Memory module installed:No
• Optical drive type:No
• Card reader integrated:Yes
• Compatible memory cards:SDXC

Graphics

• Discrete graphics card model:Not available
• On-board graphics card:Yes
• On-board GPU manufacturer:Apple
• Discrete graphics card:No
• On-board graphics card family:Apple
• On-board graphics card model:Apple GPU
• On-board graphics card cores:20
• On-board graphics card 4K support:Yes
• On-board graphics card 6K support:Yes
• On-board graphics card 8K support:Yes
• Ray tracing acceleration:Yes
• Memory bandwidth (max):307 GB/s

Audio

• Spatial audio:Yes
• Number of built-in speakers:6
• Built-in microphone:Yes
• Number of microphones:3
• Audio formats supported:AAC, MP3, FLAC
• Microphone modes:Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum

Camera

• Front camera:Yes
• Front camera resolution (numeric):12 MP
• Front camera resolution:1920 x 1080 pixels
• Front camera HD type:Full HD
• Smart framing:Center Stage

Network

• Mobile network generation:Not supported
• Top Wi-Fi standard:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
• Wi-Fi standards:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
• Mobile network connection:No
• Ethernet LAN:No
• Bluetooth:Yes
• Bluetooth version:6.0
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE):Yes
• Wireless networking chip:Apple N1
• Thread networking technology:Yes

Ports & interfaces

• HDMI ports quantity:1
• Thunderbolt 5 ports quantity:3
• Intel® Thunderbolt 5:Yes
• Headphone outputs:1
• Docking connector:Yes
• Charging port type:MagSafe 3
• Headphone connectivity:3.5 mm
• USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode:Yes

Performance

• Ambient light sensor:Yes
• Voice control:Yes
• Repairability index:7.4