MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro (24 GB)
Apple · Verified 2026-09-21
From $2,199
14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro, base configuration. 15-core CPU (5 super + 10 performance), 16-core GPU, 24GB unified memory, 307 GB/s. Start price $2,199 (U.S.) from Apple newsroom 2026-03-03. Not 64GB CTO. Not M5 Max.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Form Factor | 14-inch laptop |
| GPU | Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| GPU Count | 1 |
| Memory Architecture | unified |
| Memory Bandwidth (per GPU) | 307 |
| Unified Memory | 24 |
| System RAM | 24 |
| RAM Type | unified memory |
| CPU | Apple M5 Pro (15-core CPU) |
| CPU Cores | 15 |
| Primary Storage | 1024 |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| OS | macOS |
| Linux Support | No (not officially) |
| Windows Support | No |
| CUDA Support | No |
| Metal Support | Yes |
| Release Year | 2026 |
What Models Can It Run?
Calculated estimates using weight-only memory analysis at Q4 (4-bit) quantization. Actual requirements vary by framework, context length, and runtime overhead. See methodology.
| Model | Params | Required Memory (Q4) | Fits in 0GB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 8B | 8B | 5.52 GB | ✗ No |
| Llama 3.1 70B | 70B | 37.14 GB | ✗ No |
| Llama 3.2 1B | 1B | 2 GB | ✗ No |
| Llama 3.2 3B | 3B | 3.01 GB | ✗ No |
| Qwen 2.5 7B | 7B | 5.01 GB | ✗ No |
| Qwen 2.5 14B | 14B | 8.53 GB | ✗ No |
| Qwen 2.5 32B | 32B | 18.06 GB | ✗ No |
| Qwen 2.5 72B | 72B | 38.14 GB | ✗ No |
| Mistral 7B | 7B | 5.01 GB | ✗ No |
| Mixtral 8x7B | 46.7B | 25.44 GB | ✗ No |
| DeepSeek R1 7B | 7B | 5.01 GB | ✗ No |
| DeepSeek R1 32B | 32B | 18.06 GB | ✗ No |
| DeepSeek R1 70B | 70B | 37.14 GB | ✗ No |
| Phi-3 Medium 14B | 14B | 8.53 GB | ✗ No |
| Gemma 2 9B | 9B | 6.02 GB | ✗ No |
| Gemma 2 27B | 27B | 15.05 GB | ✗ No |
| Stable Diffusion XL | 6.6B | 4.81 GB | ✗ No |
| Flux.1 Dev | 12B | 7.52 GB | ✗ No |
| Flux.1 Schnell | 12B | 7.52 GB | ✗ No |
Max model size: No models fit (~0B params at Q4). These are calculated estimates, not measured results.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- No significant advantages identified.
Cons
- ✗ No CUDA — limited training ecosystem
- ✗ No official Linux support
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Sources & Verification
Primary source: MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) Tech Specs
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126318
Verification date: 2026-09-21
Data quality: Vendor specification — from manufacturer datasheet. No hands-on testing was performed.