MacBook Pro OLED: Apple sticking with M5 Pro and Max chips at first, M7 chips in 2027
MacBook Pro OLED: Apple sticking with M5 Pro and Max chips at first, M7 chips in 2027
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Publish Date: 2026-06-26 16:08:00
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💻 Apple is sticking to the M5 Pro and Max chips for the upcoming MacBook Pro
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⚙️ A new report claims that the rumored M6 Pro and Max chips will be skipped
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🚀 Instead, Apple will release M7-equipped MacBook Pros later next year
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📅 A baseline M6-equipped MacBook Pro is expected next year
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📐 The high-end MacBook Pro will reportedly have an OLED touchscreen and a slimmer profile
Apple is expected to release a redesigned version of the MacBook Pro with a touchscreen later this year, but one key component won’t be changing: the chips.
Mark Gurman at Bloomberg says that Apple will stick to the current-generation M5 Pro and M5 Max chips for the next MacBook Pro, skipping the rumored M6 Pro and M6 Max. Those chips were cancelled, says Gurman, with Apple’s focus now on developing more powerful M7 Pro and Max chips for greater AI performance.
The shake-up comes as Apple raises the prices of many of its products in response to severe component shortages. The Mac line was a prime subject for the higher prices, with the MacBook Neo going from $599 to $699, the MacBook Pro jumping to $1,999 instead of $1,699, and the Mac Studio going up as high as an extra $1,300 for certain configurations.
While it’s not confirmed that higher costs are to blame for sticking with M5-level chips for the upcoming MacBook Pro, it seems like that’s likely the case given that Apple won’t need to pour extra research and development into it.
Gurman says that while the new MacBook Pro is on track to ship later this year or early next year, Apple is planning to ship an even better version of the laptop with M7 Pro and Max chips by the end of 2027. If you’ve been waiting for a MacBook with even more performance than what the M5 Max can deliver, it sounds like you’ll want to wait until late next year to upgrade.
For everyone else, the next MacBook Pro sounds like it’ll still be a killer device. The laptop is expected to be the first MacBook with an OLED…
