The 2025 Apple Vision Pro features the advanced M5 chip, delivering twice the CPU and GPU performance of the original M2. Users will experience faster app launches, smoother task switching, and improved 120Hz refresh rates. The update also introduces the more comfortable dual-knit band, enhanced 3D personal accuracy, and sharper pixel rendering.  

Key upgrades and features 

• Performance: the M5 chip delivers up to twice the CPU and GPU speed and 27x faster AI performance thanks to its improved 3nm architecture.  

• Display & visuals: the display now supports 120Hz up from 100Hz and offers approximately 10% sharper, more refined images, especially in Mac Virtual Display mode.  

• Comfort & Design: the updated dual-knit band features a dual rib structure for improved comfort, stability, and weight distribution.  

• Functionality: The M5 chip enables faster environmental loading, improved hand and eye tracking, and more realistic, detailed personas with enhanced spatial photo generation.  

• Pricing: The M5 Vision Pro starts at $3,499  

Although the M5 model offers improved performance, it retains the same pass-through cameras as the original, which have received some criticism. The upgraded headset delivers a more refined and responsive spatial computing experience, but it may not be essential for current M2 users.  

Apple has introduced the Apple Vision Pro, featuring the M5 chip that delivers enhanced performance, improved display rendering, faster AI-powered workflows, and longer battery life. The updated Vision Pro includes the dual-net band for greater comfort and Vision OS 26, which offers new features such as widgets, new personas, an interactive Jupiter environment, and expanded Apple intelligence features with additional language support. The App Store now offers over 1 million apps and thousands of games, while the Apple TV app features hundreds of 3D movies. Apple Immersive introduces new series and films with live NBA games coming soon. Vision Pro with M5 and the Dual-NET band is available at apple.com. Customers can book a demo at Apple Store locations, and the device will be available nationwide on Wednesday, October 22.  

With the breakthrough performance of M5, the latest Apple Vision Pro delivers faster performance, sharper details throughout the system, and even more battery life, establishing a new standard for what’s possible in spatial computing, said Bob Borchers, Apple’s vice president of worldwide product marketing. Combined with the dual-nit band, new features in Vision OS 26, and Apple Immersive Events across adventure, documentary, music, and sports, the new Vision Pro makes spatial computing more capable and engaging.  

A Stride Ahead In Performance With the M5 

The M5 chip delivers a faster, smoother, and more responsive performance for Apple Vision Pro users, while enabling developers to create advanced, special, and immersive applications. Built with 3rd Gen 3nm technology, the M5 features a 10-core CPU for improved multi-threaded performance, resulting in quicker app and widget load durations and more responsive web browsing. The 10-core GPU supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading, letting developers enhance lighting, shadows, and reflections in games such as Control.  

With the M5 chip, Apple Vision Pro renders 10% more pixels on its custom micro-OLED displays than the previous generation, resulting in sharper images, clearer text, and improved visuals. Vision Pro can increase the refresh rate up to 120 Hz to reduce motion blur when viewing physical surroundings and provide a better experience with the Mac virtual display. The M5 works with the R1 chip, which handles input from 12 cameras, 5 sensors, and 6 microphones, streaming new images to the displays within 12 milliseconds. For instant viewing, the battery now supports up to 2.5 hours of general use and up to 3 hours of video playback on a single charge. Users can extend usage by connecting the battery to power at home, in the office, or while commuting.  

The 16-core neural engine enables AI-powered features to run up to 50% faster for system experiences, such as capturing a persona or transforming photos into special scenes, and up to twice as fast for third-party apps compared to the previous generation. With M5 developers like JIGspace, are launching new enterprise use cases that combine special computing with on-device AI. Leveraging Apple’s base model framework, the new JIGSpace app for Vision Pro uses the on-device model at the core of Apple Intelligence to simplify complex information. Users can analyze detailed datasets using natural language and explore sophisticated objects, such as wind turbines, through interactive 3D models.  

The New Dual-Knit Band Delivers A More Comfortable Fit 

The dual-kit band delivers enhanced comfort with upper and lower straps 3D knitted as a single piece, creating a dual rib structure for cushioning, breathability, and stretching. The lower strap includes flexible fabric ribs with tungsten inserts providing a counterweight for improved comfort, balance, and stability. The dual-function fit dial permits precise adjustments for an optimal fit. The dual-knit band is available in small, medium, and large sizes, can be purchased separately, and is compatible with the previous generation Apple Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro. Customers can determine their ideal size using the Apple Store app for iPhone.  

Powerful Spatial Experiences with Vision OS 26 

Vision OS 26 launches advanced spatial experiences to Apple Vision Pro. Digits integrate into the user’s space and reappear with each use, giving quick access to time, weather, music, podcasts, photos, and ChatGPT. Enhanced persona features make communication in apps like FaceTime more natural. Special scenes use generative AI to add depth to photos, bringing memories vividly. Users can play back 180-degree, 360-degree, and wide-field-of-view videos from action cameras, and creators can publish these formats in apps like Safari and Vimeo. With iPadOS 26.1 available later this fall, the Apple Vision Pro app will be available on iPad, letting users discover content, queue downloads, find tips, and access information about their Vision Pro.  

New Apps, Content, and Games to Explore 

Apple Vision Pro offers access to over 1 million apps, including more than 3,000 Vision OS designs. Users can design homes with HomebyMe and Love’s Style Studio. Update their wardrobe with Balenciaga and view artwork with Christie’s Select and Art Authority Museum. They can also explore global locations with Epic Earth and explore POV. Create a planetarium with Space Vision or experience history with D-Day: The Camera Soldier.  

Apple Vision Pro remains the ultimate entertainment device. With the new Vision Pro, users can experience concerts like never before with Appliance; tune in to their favorite teams with apps from major sports leagues; or enjoy personal data with apps from popular streaming services on a screen that appears up to 100 feet wide. Apple Immersive continues to reinvent storytelling, and Vision Pro users can enjoy new series and films on the Apple TV app. New titles from the Audi F1 project, the BBC’s Hybe, and Red Bull will launch on Apple Immersive in the coming months. The Apple TV app is also home to over 250 3D movies, featuring recent blockbusters like Superman. Jurassic World Rebirth, How To Train Your Dragon (2025), and Wicked.  

Gaming on the Apple Vision Pro is next-level, thanks to its ultra-high-resolution displays, advanced spatial audio system, low latency, and responsive controls. It supports several input methods, including Sony DualSense controllers with multi-dual pairing, Glass Breakers, Champions of Mouse, and the latest titles on gaming consoles and personal computers with apps like Portal and Stream Link. With support from the PlayStation VR 2 Sense controller, players can get a new class of immersive games with high-performance 6 DoF motion tracking, finger touch detection, and vibration support. ELU Legend, Pickle Pro, Ping Pong Club, and Spatial Rifts are among the first games to support the PlayStation VR2 controller.  

Apple Vision Pro and the Environment 

Apple 2030 is the company’s plan to reach carbon neutrality across its entire footprint by the end of the decade, focusing on reducing emissions from materials, electricity, and transportation.  

The Apple Vision Pro uses:  

• 100% recycled aluminum in its frame and battery enclosure  

• 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets  

• 100% recycled cobalt in its battery  

Vision Pro is built for durability and meets Apple’s standards for energy efficiency and safe chemistry. Its paper packaging is entirely fiber-based and easily recyclable.  

Apple’s Vision Pro moves to the M5 chip with 2x performance, a new Dual Knit Band, and visionOS 26. Discover the $3,499 spatial computer’s latest AI capabilities. 

Source: https://www.apple.com/au/newsroom/2025/10/apple-vision-pro-upgraded-with-the-powerful-m5-chip/