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Benchmarks on Third-Generation iPad Reveal 1 GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM
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This is why it makes more sense to buy every second or third generation, that way you'll appreciate the upgrade more.
Yes, Geekbench is a really poor indicator for performance, not just for iPad, but also for desktop computers. It's rare that people use computers in the ways Geekbench test them for. Sure, if you render 3D graphics or solve a matrix with multiple unknown variables, but not if you browse the web, watch YouTube, and play games. It's among the most synthetic of synthetic tests.
Because without benchmarks the fandroids, have nothing to think their crap is better.
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If you don't care about retina display, LTE, and the improved camera, this news is great. You can get a refurbished iPad 2 for $349 and have the same CPU as the new iPad.
If you don't care about retina display, LTE, and the improved camera, this news is great. You can get a refurbished iPad 2 for $349 and have the same CPU as the new iPad.
There's iPad 3 scores on GLbenchmark already:
http://www.glbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?benchmark=glpro21&D=Apple+iPad+3&testgroup=overall
http://www.glbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?benchmark=glpro21&D=Apple+iPad+3&testgroup=overall
They improved exactly what needed improving. Nothing wrong or slow with the processing. But the graphics had to be upgraded.
Apple understands that balance well. Exactly what you need in power to guarantee a smooth snappy and responsive user experience, but no more power than needed to preserve the battery life - one of THE most raved about features of the iPad.
I am not doing simulations of Nuclear weapons degradation for the Pentagon with this thing.
Apple understands that balance well. Exactly what you need in power to guarantee a smooth snappy and responsive user experience, but no more power than needed to preserve the battery life - one of THE most raved about features of the iPad.
I am not doing simulations of Nuclear weapons degradation for the Pentagon with this thing.
I'm sorry but I really don't understand this view at all. Yes, the CPU seems to be the same but:
a) The screen, GPU, RAM, camera and battery have ALL been upgraded, in the case of the screen and GPU to top of the range components (and the battery looks like it'd fall into the same category). As far as the end user experience is concerned that's a massive update not an incremental one.
b) It's not as if anyone is crying out for an improved CPU anyway. GPU yes, gotta feed that Retina display, CPU though, no. The iPad 2 is more than fast enough already, an incremental boost in speed probably wouldn't make much of a visible difference anyway. The only real way to give a significant increase is either increase the number of cores (battery issues, heat issues, the OS and apps have to make good use of more cores) or to shift to a new version of the CPU (ARM15, not yet ready).
Yet people get hung up on a single figure and that's that... I really don't understand some tech geeks anymore.
Interesting. Compared to iPad 2:
1. Performance writing to an offscreen bitmap is very substantially higher (more than 60 percent).
2. Performance writing to the screen cannot be judged, because they both run the benchmark at exactly 60 frames per second.
3. Total benchmark time cannot be judged either, because the time writing to the screen is identical.
Lucky you guys.
70% of "the New iPad" "upgraders" just just got a very crisp screen to play Infinity Blade on. Only a small % of the remaining 30% actually got something useful for their professional life.
70% of "the New iPad" "upgraders" just just got a very crisp screen to play Infinity Blade on. Only a small % of the remaining 30% actually got something useful for their professional life.
I remember when the iPad 2 came out, and how many people said they wouldn't upgrade unless it had the Retina display. Now it has the Retina display and they won't upgrade till it has a Quad-core.
Whatever.
Whatever.
i was just joking really... Apple could have simply changed the shape of the home button and that would have been enough for me.
I just hope they never release an iTurd, because i will really be wasting my money LOL
I just hope they never release an iTurd, because i will really be wasting my money LOL
The important thing is if the GPU and RAM increases are enough to offset the Retina display to keep the new iPad as responsive as the iPad 2. We'll see on Friday.
Lol how do you figure it's the same? Because it's still 1ghz? really that's all that's the same. Some people are never satisfied.
Get new one?
I always get the new iPads & iPhones even if it's called just" incremental update" it always seems to be more then people think. I love the excitement and anticapation of it all, childish it may be but it keeps me young and looking forward to something new! Even all these blogs are fun to read during a new release. I got my pre-order in and it will be here Friday morning! But I will also go wait in line with my buddy and we will get a couple more for family and for the fun waiting in line, always meet some cool people and just have a good time being a bunch of geeks
I always get the new iPads & iPhones even if it's called just" incremental update" it always seems to be more then people think. I love the excitement and anticapation of it all, childish it may be but it keeps me young and looking forward to something new! Even all these blogs are fun to read during a new release. I got my pre-order in and it will be here Friday morning! But I will also go wait in line with my buddy and we will get a couple more for family and for the fun waiting in line, always meet some cool people and just have a good time being a bunch of geeks
The processor isn't the same...
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The 70% that just got a very crisp screen for "Infinity Blade" usually has a better job than someone who uses the iPad FOR there job.
I like all of the improvements of the new iPad, I just wish they would have gone to a 128 gig of memory. I would have paid the additional $.