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Device family · iPad

iPad mini

Compact iPad models powered by mobile A-series chips. Compare each configuration’s chip and available gaming-performance context.

6 configurations 5 chips 2013–2024 All devices

iPad mini performance over time

Metal GPU performance

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

Base Pro
Device average Chip-wide fallback
Metal GPU performance Metal score over time for iPad mini configurations. Higher is better. Geekbench Metal 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2024 iPad mini 2 · 26 · 2013 · chip-wide fallback iPad mini 3 · 26 · 2014 · chip-wide fallback iPad mini 4 · 551 · 2015 · chip-wide fallback iPad mini (5th generation) · 6,414 · 2019 · device average iPad mini (6th generation) · 15,830 · 2021 · device average iPad mini (A17 Pro) · 21,242 · 2024 · 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.

Base Pro
CPU single-core performance CPU single-core score over time for iPad mini configurations. Higher is better. Geekbench single-core 0 1k 2k 3k 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 iPad mini (5th generation) · 1,080 · 2019 · device average iPad mini (6th generation) · 1,911 · 2021 · device average iPad mini (A17 Pro) · 2,594 · 2024 · 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.

Base Pro
CPU multi-core performance CPU multi-core score over time for iPad mini configurations. Higher is better. Geekbench multi-core 0 2k 4k 6k 8k 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 iPad mini (5th generation) · 2,781 · 2019 · device average iPad mini (6th generation) · 5,016 · 2021 · device average iPad mini (A17 Pro) · 6,917 · 2024 · device average
Points are Geekbench device averages. Peak values are plotted when Geekbench lists multiple configurations.

iPad mini configurations

DeviceChipYearCPU singleCPU multiMetal
iPad mini (A17 Pro) A17 Pro 2024 2,594 6,917 21,242
iPad mini (6th generation) A15 Bionic 2021 1,911 5,016 15,830
iPad mini (5th generation) A12 Bionic 2019 1,080 2,781 6,414
iPad mini 4 A8 2015 — — 551chip-wide
iPad mini 3 A7 2014 — — 26chip-wide
iPad mini 2 A7 2013 — — 26chip-wide

Chips used by iPad mini

Apple A7Apple A8Apple A12 BionicApple A15 BionicApple A17 Pro

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.