iPad Processor: Discover Power & Speed ​​with Leapp's Guide

Apple’s iPad series is known for its innovative technologies and breakthrough performance. Just like the iPhone series, with every new iPad release, we look forward to the improvements that Apple has made to the processor of the devices, which directly impacts the speed, efficiency, and overall performance. In this article, we will discuss the different generations of iPad processors. Below is a list of iPads and their respective chip generations.

1GHz Apple A4 (ARM Cortex-A8):

• iPad (2010)

800MHz Apple A5 (dual-core ARM Cortex-A9):

• iPad 2 (2011)
• iPad Mini (2012)

1.3 GHz Apple A6X (dual core Apple Swift):

• iPad (4th generation) (2012)

1.3 GHz Apple A7 (dual-core Apple Cyclone, 64-bit):

• iPad Air (2013)
• iPad Mini 2 (2013)
• iPad Mini 3 (2014)

1.4 GHz Apple A8 (dual-core Apple Typhoon, 64-bit):

• iPad Mini 4 (2015)

1.5 GHz Apple A8X (tri-core Apple Typhoon, 64-bit):

• iPad Air 2 (2014)

1.85 GHz Apple A9 (dual-core Apple Twister, 64-bit):

• iPad (5th generation) (2017)

2.34 GHz Apple A10 Fusion (quad core, 64-bit):

• iPad (6th generation) (2018)
• iPad (7th generation) (2019)

2.49 GHz Apple A12 Bionic (hexa-core, 64-bit):

• iPad Air (3rd generation) (2019)
• iPad Mini (5th generation) (2019)
• iPad (8th generation) (2020)

Apple A12Z Bionic (octa core, 64 bit):

• iPad Pro (4th generation, 11-inch and 12.9-inch) (2020)

3.1 GHz Apple A14 Bionic (hexa-core, 64-bit):

• iPad Air (4th generation) (2020)

Apple M1 (octa-core, 64-bit):

• iPad Pro (5th generation, 11-inch and 12.9-inch) (2021)