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“When combined with faster memory bandwidth, the new iPad Air is nearly 50 percent faster than the previous iPad Air with M1 for a wide range of productivity and creative tasks.”
Compares CPU with the M1 in the iPad Air (5th generation).
A general performance figure, checked as a CPU claim.
iPad Air (M2) announcement, May 2024, Apple Newsroom, iPad Air (M2) announcement, May 2024
CPU
Claimed nearly +50%
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“And compared to iPad Air with A14 Bionic, the new iPad Air delivers up to 3x faster performance.”
Compares CPU with the A14 Bionic in the iPad Air (4th generation).
A general performance figure, checked as a CPU claim.
iPad Air (M2) announcement, May 2024, Apple Newsroom, iPad Air (M2) announcement, May 2024
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Claimed up to 3×
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“With M2, the new iPad Air is an amazing device for AI, featuring a more efficient 16-core Neural Engine that is 40 percent faster than M1.”
Neural Engine speed; Geekbench 6 does not measure it.
iPad Air (M2) announcement, May 2024, Apple Newsroom, iPad Air (M2) announcement, May 2024
| Device | Single-core | Change over the previous generation |
|---|---|---|
| Air, 2013 | No data | First in this line |
| Air 2, 2014 | No data | |
| Air 3rd gen, 2019 | No data | |
| Air 4th gen, 2020 | No data | |
| Air M1, 2022 | No data | |
| Air M2, 2024, this device | No data | |
| Air M3, 2025 | No data | |
| Air M4, 2026 | No data |
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2) has no scores to compare.