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New iPad Pro may use Apple tree'southward A14x Bionic chip — get huge power boost

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The rumoured iPad Pro 2022 may see more than just a mini-LED brandish upgrade, as the side by side version in Apple tree's line of A chips is expected to be shipped with the upcoming tablet — and nosotros know this thanks to a leak in iOS fourteen.5.

Apple's iOS 14.5 beta update makes reference to the new A14x Bionic chip, a powerful processor that is probable to be used in the upcoming iPad Pro 2022. With the iPad Pro rumoured to be coming out as before long as Apr, everything seems to be neatly falling into place.

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Spotted by 9to5Mac, the fifth beta version of iOS 14.5 released to developers mentions a GPU from a new chip named "13G." The iPhone 12, iPad Air 2022, or other iOS device make reference to this fleck. All fingers are pointing to Apple'southward new A14 variant: the A14x Bionic chip.

This isn't the first we've heard of the new iPad Pro getting a supercharged chip, every bit previous reports have claimed the A14X is set up for the next iPad Pro 2022. And, according to Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, information technology'due south set to be "on par" with the M1 chip found in the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.

The article also points out the A14X is based on the T8103, which is the same codename used for the Apple tree M1 chip used in the nigh recent Macs. It will be on par, alright.

The new A14x Bionic flake for the updated iPad Pro has been rumoured always since March 2022. Based on our benchmark tests of Apple's latest silicon in the M1 MacBook Pro, the A14 chip variant looks set to give many Windows ten PCs a run for their money. This might exist why Intel has been firing shots at Apple with its new "I'g a Mac guy" ads.

Either way, if you're looking for a taste of merely how expert Apple tree's A14 Bionic chips are, you'll beginning want to know which laptop is right for you in our MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro face-off.

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