The M5 Pro's 18-core CPU runs at up to 4.6GHz across a mix of 6 higher-performance 'super' cores and 12 standard performance cores, paired with a 20-core GPU and a 16-core Neural Engine for on-device AI workloads, and Apple rates the chip with 307GB/s of unified memory bandwidth -- a genuine step up over the base M5 for video editing, 3D rendering and other GPU/memory-bandwidth-heavy creative work. It includes hardware-accelerated ray tracing for supported 3D and rendering applications. The 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display runs at 3024x1964 native resolution (254 ppi), giving HDR-capable, colour-accurate output suited to photo and video professionals. Connectivity is built around three Thunderbolt 5 ports (a meaningful jump in bandwidth over Thunderbolt 4/USB4 for external displays and fast storage), a MagSafe 3 charging port (freeing all three Thunderbolt ports for peripherals), an SDXC card slot for direct camera card ingest, full-size HDMI, a headphone jack, and Apple's own N1 wireless chip for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Battery life is rated up to 24 hours. As with all current MacBook Pro configurations, RAM and SSD capacity are fixed at time of purchase and cannot be upgraded afterward.