The new M5 iPad Pro is, Apple says “the most advanced iPad experience ever”.
Like the new M5 14-inch MacBook Pro , it includes the next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core. The M5 delivers a big boost in performance for iPad Pro users. It delivers up to 3.5x the AI performance than it’s predecessor and up to 5.6x faster than M1 iPad Pro.
It also features the N1 wireless networking chip which brings support for Wi-Fi 7 on iPad Pro. The C1X modem comes to cellular models of iPad Pro. it delivers up to 50% faster cellular data performance than its predecessor.
The new model comes in space black and silver, 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, and features the Ultra Retina XDR display. Storage sticks to the same 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB configurations of the previous model.
Prices for the 11-inch iPad Pro starts at $1,699 for the Wi-Fi model and $2,049 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model. The 13-inch iPad Pro starts at $2,199 for the Wi-Fi model and A$2,549 inc. GST for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model.
M5 iPad Pro performance boost
Apple says the new iPad Pro delivers:
- Up to 6.7x faster 3D rendering with ray tracing in Octane X when compared to iPad Pro with M1, and up to 1.5x faster than iPad Pro with M4.
- Up to 6x faster video transcode performance in Final Cut Pro for iPad when compared to iPad Pro with M1, and up to 1.2x faster than iPad Pro with M4.
- Up to 4x faster AI image generation performance in Draw Things for iPad when compared to iPad Pro with M1,and up to 2x faster than iPad Pro with M4.
- Up to 3.7x faster AI video upscaling performance in DaVinci Resolve for iPad when compared to iPad Pro with M1, and up to 2.3x faster than iPad Pro with M4.
The M5 iPad Pro has also received an almost 30% boost in unified memory bandwidth, faster storage read and write speeds, more starting unified memory, and fast charge support enabling up to 50% charge in around half an hour with an optional high-wattage USB-C power adapter like Apple’s 70W USB-C Power Adapter.
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