How Much Faster?

iPad Air (4th generation)

A14 Bionic, October 2020

Scores

Single-core

No data

Multi-core

No data

GPU (Metal)

No data

Keynote claims, measured

“This latest-generation A-series chip features a new 6-core design for a 40 percent boost in CPU performance, and a new 4-core graphics architecture for a 30 percent improvement in graphics.”

Compares CPU and GPU (Metal) with the A12 Bionic in the iPad Air (3rd generation).

Apple’s footnote compares with the previous-generation device.

iPad Air (4th generation) announcement, September 2020, Apple Newsroom, iPad Air (4th generation) announcement, September 2020

CPU

Claimed +40%

No data

GPU

Claimed +30%

No data

Not measurable with Geekbench

  • “To deliver breakthrough machine learning capabilities, A14 Bionic includes a new 16-core Neural Engine that is twice as fast, and capable of performing up to 11 trillion operations per second, taking machine learning apps to a whole new level.”

    Neural Engine speed; Geekbench 6 does not measure it.

    Apple’s footnote compares with the previous-generation device.

    iPad Air (4th generation) announcement, September 2020, Apple Newsroom, iPad Air (4th generation) announcement, September 2020

  • “A14 Bionic also includes second-generation machine learning accelerators in the CPU for 10 times faster machine learning calculations.”

    Machine learning calculations on the CPU accelerators, not general CPU speed.

    Apple’s footnote compares with the previous-generation device.

    iPad Air (4th generation) announcement, September 2020, Apple Newsroom, iPad Air (4th generation) announcement, September 2020

iPad Air single-core, by generation

DeviceSingle-coreChange over the previous generation
Air, 2013No dataFirst in this line
Air 2, 2014No data
Air 3rd gen, 2019No data
Air 4th gen, 2020, this deviceNo data
Air M1, 2022No data
Air M2, 2024No data
Air M3, 2025No data
Air M4, 2026No data

Against other devices

The iPad Air (4th generation) has no scores to compare.