An M5-powered MacBook Pro could debut in 2025, while M6 and M7 chips will likely follow in the coming years.
While Apple’s M5 chip is expected to debut on Mac and iPad, in late 2025, the company’s M6 and M7 chips are in the works, in conjunction with a new AI server farm processor.
The current M4 chip was introduced back in May 2024, making its debut with the iPad Pro. In October of the same year, it made its wayto the iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro, while the MacBook Air received the system-on-chip in March 2025.
Much like the M4, Apple’s new-and-improved M5 chip is expected to appear in the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro as early as the end of 2025. According to a Bloomberg report on Thursday, however, the iPhone maker is already working on multiple other chips, planned for future iPad and Mac products.
Specifically, the report claims that the M6 chip, codenamed “Komodo,” and the M7, internally referred to as “Borneo,” are in the works. There’s even said to be an advanced Mac-related system-on-chip in development, known under the codename “Sotra,” though no further details about the project were provided.
Supposedly, Apple also has plans for new AI server chips, which would replace the M2 Ultra that the company currently uses to process remote Apple Intelligence requests. A December 2024 report indicated that Apple was working with Broadcom. The claim was reiterated in Thursday’s article, which says the project is dubbed “Baltra,” and that it’s set to be completed by 2027.
The iPhone maker is said to be experimenting with chips that have two, four, or even six times as many CPU and GPU cores as the high-end M3 Ultra. If implemented, the new AI chip would likely improve Apple Intelligence features, making them more powerful and competitive.
Claims about Apple’s AI-related endeavors have been all over the place, however. A March 2025 report suggested that the company was investing in Nvidia AI servers for AI development, while an April 2025 rumor said the company might partner with a Japanese chipmaker for its Apple Intelligence needs.
As for the M5 chip, previous reports have indicated that it will debut in the MacBook Pro, which likely won’t receive a redesign in 2025. An M5-powered iPad Pro would then follow, and it’s reportedly already in testing.
The M5 could even make its way to the Apple Vision Pro in 2025 as well.
