A leaker is backing up previous claims of how Apple is changing its processor designs to improve the speed of the M5 Max and M5 Pro, but also goes against

A leaker is backing up previous claims of how Apple is changing its processor designs to improve the speed of the M5 Max and M5 Pro, but also goes against all previous reports about when the next MacBook Pro will be released.

Silver Apple laptop closed on a desk, showing the black Apple logo on the back, with a blurred colorful background and a small dark speaker beside it
The current MacBook Pro

Despite strong expectation that the next MacBook Pro models will be released shortly, one leaker suggests these M5 Max and M5 Pro updates won’t come until March. Leaker Fixed Focus Digital has a mixed track record, but he or she has had some success, such as with the naming of the iPhone 16e.

This time, their leak concerns the use of foundry TSMC’s SolC manufacturing. It’s an advanced packaging design that means Apple moving away from having both the CPU and GPU on the same chip.

Rumor Score: 🙄 Unlikely

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