New M5 Chips Spotted in iOS 26.3 Beta

The iOS 26.3 merchandise candidate includes references to a brace of unreleased chips that are successful the M5 family, according to accusation recovered by Nicolás Alvarez and shared with MacRumors.


The iOS 26.3 RC mentions 2 unreleased SoCs, T6051 and T6052, with associated H17C and H17D level names. The 17 is simply a notation to the M5, arsenic the modular M5 spot is numbered H17G. Typically, the "C" lettering is utilized with a Max chip, and the "D" lettering is utilized for Ultra chips. G is utilized for modular chips, and S is utilized for Pro chips.

When utilizing Apple's past numbering and lettering arsenic a reference, that would suggest an M5 Max and an M5 Ultra chip. There is nary existent notation to T6050 H17S, which is the spot identifier and level sanction we'd expect for the M5 Pro.

Since we're presently waiting connected caller versions of the MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, the spot references located are a spot confusing. We person 3 possibilities: there's an M5 Pro spot on with an M5 Max and M5 Ultra spot and it's conscionable not added to the iOS 26.3 codification yet, Apple is changing its numbering, oregon Apple is readying for M5 Max and M5 Ultra ‌MacBook Pro‌ models.

• Chip 1 successful the beta: T6051, H17C. Presumably M5 Max.


• Chip 2 successful the beta: T6052, H17D. Presumably M5 Ultra.


• Not successful the beta: T6050, H17S. Chip identifier expected for M5 Pro.

Apple's past Max chips person each utilized "C" lettering, including the M1 Max (H13C), M2 Max (H14C), M3 Max (H15C/H15M), and M4 Max (H16C). There was besides an M variant of the M3 Max for the 14-core chip, with Apple utilizing C for the 16-core chip.

Ultra chips person each utilized "D" lettering, including the M1 Ultra (H13D), ‌M2‌ Ultra (H14D), and M3 Ultra (H15D). There was nary M4 Ultra chip.

It's not wide wherefore we are lone seeing signs of an M5 Max and M5 Ultra chip, but rumors suggest that caller ‌MacBook Pro‌ models with higher-end M5 chips are acceptable to motorboat successful the adjacent fewer weeks. Apple is supposedly moving connected a Mac Studio successful the M5 family, which would usage an M5 Ultra chip, but we haven't heard rumors astir an upcoming launch.
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