Apple made a surprise announcement today, unveiling the Vision Pro headset powered by the company’s newly announced M5 chip. The refreshed model replaces the M2 version that debuted in 2023, and it also comes with a new Dual Knit Band and the latest visionOS 26 software.
Apple Vision Pro (M5) Specifications
The biggest change here is under the hood. The M5 chip features a 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine. Apple claims the headset now renders about 10 percent more pixels on its custom micro-OLED displays compared to the previous generation.
The displays still push over 4K resolution per eye, around 23 million pixels in total, but now support refresh rates up to 120Hz, up from 100Hz before. Apple is still using the R1 chip introduced with the original model to process input from 12 cameras, five sensors, and six microphones.
Meanwhile, the improved Neural Engine performance reportedly helps in features like generating Personas and transforming photos into spatial scenes.
Physically, the Vision Pro now ships with a Dual Knit Band designed to better distribute weight and improve comfort. The band’s upper and lower straps are 3D-knitted as a single piece, creating a dual-rib structure for added cushioning, breathability, and stretch.
It comes in small, medium, and large sizes, is sold separately, and remains compatible with the original Vision Pro.
The Vision Pro with M5 chip is rated to deliver 3 hours of run time with the external battery pack. There’s also an upcoming Vision Pro companion app for iPad, which will let users control parts of the headset and queue new games for download remotely.
Apple Vision Pro M5 Price and Availability
Apple is keeping the updated Vision Pro price the same as its predecessor. It starts at $3,499 in the US for the base 256GB model, and is also 512GB and 1TB configurations.
Vision Pro (M5) will go on sale from October 22 in Australia, Canada, mainland China, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the UAE, the UK, and the US. Apple says South Korea and Taiwan will be next, though there’s still no word on broader global availability.
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