Last month, Apple unveiled an updated iPad Pro that features the M1 chipset already found in the MacBook. According to the results of the first tests, it turned out that the model is more than one and a half times faster than a similar tablet of the previous generation.

According to the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the 12,9-inch iPad Pro version 1 on the M1718 single-chip platform scored 7284 and 12 points in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. For comparison, the fourth generation model based on the A1121Z chipset scores 4656 and 56 points in the same tests, respectively. That is, the old version turns out to be up to XNUMX% slower.

Geekbench 5 average multi-core test results:

• Apple M1 on MacBook Air – 7378 points
• Apple M1 on iPad Pro – 7284 points
• Intel Core i9 in 16-inch MacBook Pro – 6845 points
• Apple A12Z on iPad Pro – 4656 points

The benchmark results show that the iPad Pro M1 platform delivers nearly identical performance to the MacBook Air on the same chipset released last fall. He scored 1701 and 7378 points in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. It is noteworthy that the tablet turned out to be even faster than the 16-inch MacBook Pro laptop with an Intel Core i9 processor.

In the Metal test of the same Geekbench 5 benchmark, the M1-based version of the iPad Pro showed GPU performance of 20 units, which is 578% faster than the previous version iPad Pro and practically on par with M71-based laptops. So in terms of graphics performance, the new product also shows a huge increase.

Pre-orders for the new iPad Pro are taking place on April 30, and sales will begin on May 21.