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Device family · iPad

iPad

The standard iPad line across its gaming-relevant A-series generations. Compare each configuration’s chip and available gaming-performance context.

7 configurations 6 chips 2017–2025 All devices

iPad performance over time

Metal GPU performance

A synthetic view of GPU compute throughput. Higher is better.

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Device average Chip-wide fallback
Metal GPU performance Metal score over time for iPad configurations. Higher is better. Geekbench Metal 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 iPad (5th generation) · 2,820 · 2017 · chip-wide fallback iPad (6th generation) · 3,851 · 2018 · chip-wide fallback iPad (7th generation) · 3,851 · 2019 · chip-wide fallback iPad (8th generation) · 5,899 · 2020 · device average iPad (9th generation) · 7,881 · 2021 · device average iPad (10th generation) · 13,724 · 2022 · device average iPad (A16) · 16,355 · 2025 · device average
Filled points are device averages; hollow points use the linked chip-wide Metal score. Peak values are plotted when Geekbench lists multiple configurations.

CPU single-core performance

Useful context for frame pacing, game logic, and CPU-limited titles.

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CPU single-core performance CPU single-core score over time for iPad configurations. Higher is better. Geekbench single-core 0 1k 2k 3k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 iPad (8th generation) · 1,172 · 2020 · device average iPad (9th generation) · 1,458 · 2021 · device average iPad (10th generation) · 1,857 · 2022 · device average iPad (A16) · 2,356 · 2025 · device average
Points are Geekbench device averages. Peak values are plotted when Geekbench lists multiple configurations.

CPU multi-core performance

Useful context for simulation-heavy games and parallel workloads.

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CPU multi-core performance CPU multi-core score over time for iPad configurations. Higher is better. Geekbench multi-core 0 2k 4k 6k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 iPad (8th generation) · 2,708 · 2020 · device average iPad (9th generation) · 3,598 · 2021 · device average iPad (10th generation) · 4,482 · 2022 · device average iPad (A16) · 5,788 · 2025 · device average
Points are Geekbench device averages. Peak values are plotted when Geekbench lists multiple configurations.

iPad configurations

DeviceChipYearCPU singleCPU multiMetal
iPad (A16) A16 2025 2,356 5,788 16,355
iPad (10th generation) A14 Bionic 2022 1,857 4,482 13,724
iPad (9th generation) A13 Bionic 2021 1,458 3,598 7,881
iPad (8th generation) A12 Bionic 2020 1,172 2,708 5,899
iPad (7th generation) A10 Fusion 2019 — — 3,851chip-wide
iPad (6th generation) A10 Fusion 2018 — — 3,851chip-wide
iPad (5th generation) A9 2017 — — 2,820chip-wide

Chips used by iPad

Apple A9Apple A10 FusionApple A12 BionicApple A13 BionicApple A14 BionicApple A16

Benchmark context

Device averages come from the Geekbench 7 Mac and iOS charts captured 2026-09-02. “Chip-wide” uses the Metal processor chart when no device-level average is available.