Apple announces new iPad Pro models with the M5 chip | Infinium-tech

Apple today announced an update to its iPad Pro series, which includes 13-inch and 11-inch models. Both models will now get all of Apple’s latest chips, including the new M5, N1, as well as the C1X.

The M5 is a brand new chip that’s being launched today, and will also appear on the 14-inch MacBook Pro and Apple Vision Pro. It has a 10-core CPU layout with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores. Like the M4, Apple once again claims that the performance core in the M5 is the fastest CPU core in the world. This is paired with a new 10-core GPU design that also includes dedicated neural accelerators in each core. Memory bandwidth has been increased to 153GB/s and ray tracing performance has also increased.

Compared to the M4, the M5 is claimed to have up to 3.5x the AI ​​performance thanks to the new Neural Accelerator. 3D rendering performance improved by 1.5x with ray tracing. The M5 in Final Cut Pro is also 1.2x faster at video transcoding.

The new M5 chip also brings better video output capabilities. The new iPad Pro models can now output up to 120Hz to external displays. Additionally, there is now support for Adaptive Sync (VRR) for those with compatible displays.

Along with faster chips, the iPad Pro variants have also seen an increase in memory capacity. The 256GB and 512GB models have 8GB to 12GB of memory as standard while the 1TB and 2TB stay at 16GB.

In addition to increased CPU and GPU capabilities, the new iPad Pro models also offer improved connectivity due to the inclusion of the N1 wireless networking chip and C1X modem, which first appeared in this year’s iPhone models.

The final step in the upgrade is charging. iPad Pro models now support the same fast charging standard as the iPhone 17 models. If you have a compatible charger, such as Apple’s oddly named 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max, you can get up to 50% charge in 30 minutes on the 11-inch model and 35 minutes on the 13-inch model.

Apart from these changes, the new iPad Pro models are identical to their predecessors running on the M4 chip. This means you get the same tandem OLED Ultra Retina XDR display, the same 12MP camera on the back and 12MP center stage camera on the front, a four-speaker system, and Thunderbolt/USB4 connectivity.

Prices remain the same as before and start at $999 for the 11-inch model and $1,299 for the 13-inch model. Meanwhile, the cellular models start at $1,199 and $1,499, respectively.

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