Apple launched its latest iPad Pro series on Tuesday, with both 11-inch and 13-inch models equipped with a new M4 processor. Apple claims these new chips offer significant performance improvements over the previous M2-based iPad Pro, as well as better energy efficiency and improved machine learning for AI tasks.
Like the M3 chip in Apple’s MacBook series, the M4 is based on a 3nm architecture and uses four performance cores, six efficiency cores and a 10-core GPU. While this may not be a performance revolution for M3-based devices, Apple made some big performance claims for older iPad models.
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The company expects the new chip to be 1.5 times more efficient than the M2 chip, with GPU performance up to 4 times higher in some tasks. Own a first-generation M1 iPad Pro? The performance of the new model is expected to be improved by a factor of 10.
It’s not just straight-line speed, Apple claims it’s significantly improved power efficiency, extending battery life. The chip also helps power the new Tandem OLED technology that makes up the new Ultra Retina XDR displays for both iPads.
No technology launch in 2024 would be complete without mentioning artificial intelligence, and indeed, the M4 chips promise better machine learning performance for AI-based tasks, although we’re expected to hear about it at WWDC in June. to learn more about Apple’s use of artificial intelligence across all of its platforms.
The M4 chip will come standard in both sizes of the new iPad Pro, while the new iPad Air will feature the older M2 processor.
