“iPad Air 2 is powered by the new Apple-designed A8X chip, which delivers a 40 percent improvement in CPU performance and 2.5 times the graphics performance of iPad Air, and still delivers the up to 10-hour battery life users expect while working, playing games or surfing the web.”
Compares CPU and GPU (Metal) with the A7 in the iPad Air.
The first iPad Air cannot run Geekbench 6; this claim can be checked only through a converted Metal score.
iPad Air 2 announcement, October 2014, Apple Newsroom, iPad Air 2 announcement, October 2014
CPU
Claimed +40%
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GPU
Claimed 2.5×
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