New iPad Pro Has Six Key Upgrades Beyond M5 Chip

[MacRumors]

While the new iPad Pro's headline feature is the M5 chip, the device has some other changes, including N1 and C1X chips, faster storage speeds, and more.

With the M5 chip, the new iPad Pro has up to a 20% faster CPU and up to a 40% faster GPU compared to the previous model with the M4 chip, according to Geekbench 6 results. Keep in mind that 256GB and 512GB configurations have a 9-core CPU, while 1TB and 2TB configurations have a full 10-core CPU.

Here are six other upgrades:

• An increased 12GB of RAM for models with 256GB or 512GB of storage. 1TB and 2TB configurations still have 16GB of RAM.
• Apple's custom N1 chip for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. However, the chip only supports up to 160 MHz channel bandwidth for Wi-Fi 7, short of the standard's 320 MHz maximum. Apple says the chip also improves the overall performance and reliability of features like AirDrop and Personal Hotspot.
• Apple's custom C1X chip for cellular configurations. With this modem, Apple says the new iPad Pro achieves up to 50% faster cellular data performance than its predecessor, and power efficiency is also improved.
• Apple says the new iPad Pro offers up to 2× faster SSD read and write speeds compared to the previous generation.
• The new iPad Pro can drive external displays at up to a 120Hz refresh rate, and Adaptive Sync is now supported, resulting in smoother scrolling and gameplay with lower latency on the external display.
• The new iPad Pro supports fast charging. Apple says up to a 50% charge can be reached in around 30 minutes for the 11-inch model, and in around 35 minutes for the 13-inch model. Apple has not shared similar figures for previous iPad Pro models, so it is unclear how much of an improvement this is.

Apple's tech specs also indicate the new iPad Pro can drop down to an ultra-low 1 nit of display brightness, which can be useful in dark environments, like a bedroom at night. Apple's tech specs did not list this ability for previous iPad Pro models.

The new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models are available to pre-order now, and the devices will begin arriving to customers and launch in stores on Wednesday.

Article Link: New iPad Pro Has Six Key Upgrades Beyond M5 Chip

 

[MacUserFella]

“New iPad Pro Has Six Key Upgrades Beyond M5 Chip”​

and the first fact involves the M5 chip

 

[Puonti]

and the first fact involves the M5 chip

First of seven listed.

 

[andrewxgx]

“New iPad Pro Has Six Key Upgrades Beyond M5 Chip”​

and the first fact involves the M5 chip

learn how to count will ya

 

[CrazyMacUser]

Will we get back Apple's Smart Folio keyboard ever?

 

[cube4ever]

Will we get back Apple's Smart Folio keyboard ever?

Probably the only reason why I haven't made the jump from the A16 to the Pros

 

[Unregistered 4U]

For folks without iPads or folks coming from iPads prior to the M4 (the vast majority of potential buyers), it’s a good deal.

 

[cdsapplefan]

I guess we’ll see cellular Macbooks soon with Apple’s in house custom chip.

 

[Aluminum213]

Too bad about that software…

 

[Sammy in SoCal]

Not impressed. I’ll wait for the M6

 

[BarrettF77]

The WiFi 7 spec only gets half the WiFi 7 speed because of no 320 mhz channel. The cellular, meh, and the ram if you had a M4 with 1-2 TB you already have 16 GB ram.

A very small improvement for a very large price IMHO. Easy skip unless on a M2 or older device.

 

[hch720]

Don't understand why they can’t at least slap a new wallpaper on the new model.

 

[phenste]

okay but…who the f*ck is using an iPad in a movie theater? lmaooooo

 

[Joe Rossignol]

okay but…who the f*ck is using an iPad in a movie theater? lmaooooo

LOL, sometimes my brain is on autopilot when writing MacRumors articles. iPhones can go down to 1 nits, and so I extrapolated the benefits to the iPad, but you are totally right. That makes no sense. Would be funny though! Updated the article to remove that mention.

 

[klasma]

“New iPad Pro Has Six Key Upgrades Beyond M5 Chip”​

and the first fact involves the M5 chip

fourth and fifth as well

 

[Unregistered 4U]

I guess we’ll see cellular Macbooks soon with Apple’s in house custom chip.

It’ll be the future MacBook that looks JUST like an iPad Pro externally (except with USB-C on both sides), but only runs macOS. It’ll even use the iPad Pro’s keyboard. It’ll be more expensive than an iPad, and will save Apple money as they can capitalize on using the iPad assembly lines

 

[Unregistered 4U]

The WiFi 7 spec only gets half the WiFi 7 speed because of no 320 mhz channel. The cellular, meh, and the ram if you had a M4 with 1-2 TB you already have 16 GB ram.

A very small improvement for a very large price IMHO. Easy skip unless on a M2 or older device.

And, fortunately enough for Apple, there are an utterly massive number of people in the world that own M2 or older devices (or no iPad at all!)

 

[Matsamoto]

• Apple says the new iPad Pro offers up to 2× faster SSD read and write speeds compared to the previous generation.

It’s compared to the M2 SSD😅

 

[phenste]

LOL, sometimes my brain is on autopilot when writing MacRumors articles. iPhones can go down to 1 nits, and so I extrapolated the benefits to the iPad, but you are totally right. That makes no sense. Would be funny though! Updated the article to remove that mention.

ahahah fair enough, I can see myself doing the same if I were writing multiple articles a day here- now I’m just imagining a real-life scenario where a parent gives their crying baby an iPad instead of taking them outta the theater 😩😂

 

[slamtennis]

Some good upgrades this year. I currently have the A12Z Bionic chip iPad Pro from 2020, and I might think about upgrading next year or if they do a redesign.

 

[t0rqx]

“New iPad Pro Has Six Key Upgrades Beyond M5 Chip”​

and the first fact involves the M5 chip

And one does not apply for non cellular. Plus these options were already unlockable on previous M series.

 

[BelgianChoklit]

I'm not sure if I'm the only one experiencing this but on iOS and iPadOS devices I have never really noticed RAM bumps. I have the M2 iPad Pro, which has 8GB of RAM and I have tabs and apps having to refresh/reopen all the time, with all kind of apps (I know there are apps that are made to refresh constantly for security or other reasons). So I think that that added 4GB of RAM can easily be overrated, unless it can actually be used to good effect for intensive single tasks like exports (don't know for sure).

And I have had the same experience with iPhones, I have an old iPhone 13 here which I use to read stuff in my bed while my 17 is charging sometimes. Both devices keep as many apps in memory while my 17 has 4GB more.

I think that in some strange way RAM is more useful on iPhones because apparently the device needs it for processing images fast enough. To run those calculations of those camera features.

 

[_barat_]

User Profiles - that's the only thing I'm waiting for yet Apple refuse to announce'n'deliver it

 

[Joe Rossignol]

• Apple says the new iPad Pro offers up to 2× faster SSD read and write speeds compared to the previous generation.

It’s compared to the M2 SSD😅

I do not see that mentioned anywhere. Link?

 

[Matsamoto]

I do not see that mentioned anywhere. Link?

I’m sorry.
It was only a joke about Apple capped the read and writing speed of the SSD in the M2 models a couple of years ago.
A bad effort from my side to be funny🙂