iPad Pro 10.5-inch

A10X Fusion, June 2017

Scores

Single-core

940

+25.5% over iPad Pro 12.9-inch

Multi-core

2,209

+77.3% over iPad Pro 12.9-inch

GPU (Metal)

No data

Keynote claim, measured

“A six-core CPU and 12-core GPU deliver up to 30 percent faster CPU performance and 40 percent faster graphics performance than the industry-leading A9X chip, while delivering all-day battery life.”

Compares CPU and GPU (Metal) with the A9X in the iPad Pro 12.9-inch.

“Up to” applies to every figure in the sentence.

iPad Pro (10.5-inch) announcement, June 2017, Apple Newsroom, iPad Pro (10.5-inch) announcement, June 2017

Single-core+25.5%

  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch749
  • iPad Pro 10.5-inch940
  • Claimed up to +30%

Multi-core+77.3%

  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch1,246
  • iPad Pro 10.5-inch2,209
  • Claimed up to +30%

Exceeds on multi-core

GPU

Claimed up to +40%

No data

iPad Pro single-core, by generation

DeviceSingle-coreChange over the previous generation
iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 2015749First in this line
iPad Pro 10.5-inch, 2017, this device940+25.5%
iPad Pro 11-inch, 20181,328+41.3%
iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), 20201,328+0.0%
iPad Pro 11-inch (M1), 20212,311+74.0%
iPad Pro 11-inch (M2), 20222,579+11.6%
iPad Pro 11-inch (M4), 20243,676+42.5%
iPad Pro 11-inch (M5), 20254,116+12.0%

Against other devices

  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch

    1.26 timesslower

    Single-core 749 vs 940. Multi-core 1.77 times slower, 1,246 vs 2,209.

  • M5, October 2025

    4.38 timesfaster

    Single-core 4,116 vs 940. Multi-core 6.92 times faster, 15,280 vs 2,209.

  • A20 Pro, September 2026

    about 4.99 timesfaster

    Single-core about 4,695 vs 940. Multi-core about 5.67 times faster, about 12,521 vs 2,209.

  • M5, March 2026

    4.43 timesfaster

    Single-core 4,168 vs 940. Multi-core 7.67 times faster, 16,934 vs 2,209.