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Device family · iPad
iPad Air
Thin iPad models spanning A-series and M-series chip generations. Compare each configuration’s chip and available gaming-performance context.
iPad Air 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
CPU single-core performance
Useful context for frame pacing, game logic, and CPU-limited titles.
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CPU multi-core performance
Useful context for simulation-heavy games and parallel workloads.
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iPad Air configurations
| Device | Chip | Year | CPU single | CPU multi | Metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPad Air 11-inch (M4) | M4 | 2026 | — | — | 51,729–51,841chip-wide |
| iPad Air 13-inch (M4) | M4 | 2026 | — | — | 51,729–51,841chip-wide |
| iPad Air 11-inch (M3) | M3 | 2025 | 2,751 | 11,887 | 45,475 |
| iPad Air 13-inch (M3) | M3 | 2025 | 2,744 | 11,976 | 44,322 |
| iPad Air 11-inch (M2) | M2 | 2024 | 2,355 | 9,980 | 37,764 |
| iPad Air 13-inch (M2) | M2 | 2024 | 2,361 | 9,891 | 39,119 |
| iPad Air (5th generation) | M1 | 2022 | 2,143 | 8,482 | 26,267 |
| iPad Air (4th generation) | A14 Bionic | 2020 | 1,919 | 4,743 | 14,461 |
| iPad Air (3rd generation) | A12 Bionic | 2019 | 1,233 | 2,985 | 7,548 |
| iPad Air 2 | A8X | 2014 | — | — | 762chip-wide |
| iPad Air (1st generation) | A7 | 2013 | — | — | 26chip-wide |
Chips used by iPad Air
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.