The M5 iPad Pro was leaked and unboxed online a while ago, and with that, some interesting Geekbench 6 benchmarks were shared.
M5 iPad Pro RAM and Geekbench 6 Benchmark Scores Shared Online, Reveals Interesting Upgrades from Apple
While the design of the iPad Pro will remain unchanged with the M5 version, there are some changes we can expect on the CPU and GPU side, and of course, the amount of RAM the device will ship with.
Bump in RAM
First and foremost, Apple is bumping up the base RAM to 12GB from 8GB, just like the recently announced iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro models. This upgrade alone will help in performance a lot, but that’s not the entire story.
Some Geekbench 6 benchmarks were shared in the leaked unboxing video, and a comparison with the M4 iPad Pro was done as well. And the numbers are actually quite interesting.
Modest CPU Gains
When it comes to CPU performance, the M5 managed a single-core score of 4,133 and a multi-core score of 15,437. On the other hand, the M4 chip had a single-core score of 3,748 and a multi-core score of 13,324.
That’s not a huge jump in performance at all. In fact, that’s about 10% better in single-core and about 16% better in multi-core.
GPU Gets a Massive Upgrade
When it comes to graphics performance, that’s where the M5 iPad Pro suddenly shines. Because the M5 chip managed a score of 74,568, while the M4 managed a score of 55,702. That’s a huge difference.
That’s a massive gain of about 34%.
If you’re looking for the ultimate gaming and Liquid Glass experience on an iPad, then the M5 iPad Pro is definitely something you should get whenever it comes out.
The one thing I’m interested in is the amount of RAM the top-end model will ship with. While the base model does include 12GB of RAM, the M4 model shipped with 16GB if you were buying the 1TB or higher model.
I’m only going to assume that Apple is going to bump the RAM from 16GB or 24GB, or maybe something closer to that, if you decide to buy the top-end variant of the iPad Pro.
AnTuTu Benchmarks
Last but not least, AnTuTu scores are also shared in the video. The M5 chip managed a score of 1002257 in CPU, 1246258 in GPU, 422443 in memory, and 466978 in UX. The overall score was 3137936.
Compared to the M4, the CPU managed a score of 1127758, the GPU managed 1027076, memory received 342338, while the UX score was 400593. The overall score was 2897765.
