Key Highlights
- Apple M4 chipset powers the new-gen iPad Pro
- Enables hardware-accelerated ray tracing for iPad pro
- Improved CPU and GPU performance than M3 chipset
Apple concluded its Let Loose event 2024 yesterday introducing the nw-generation of iPad. The M4 chipset which powers the iPad Pro 2024 model also stole the limelight at the launch. Apple’s latest iPad processor has been built using the second-gen 3Nm process. It brings efficient performance delivery while enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing first time for an iPad. Here are the top highlights of the newly launched M4 chipset:
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Re-designed Powerful CPU With 10-Core Architecture
Apple M4 chipset comes with a 10-core CPU cluster with which it delivers a notable performance upgrade over the M2 processor. The CPU engine comprises a up to four performance and six efficiency cores respectively. The M4 CPU is claimed to be up to 1.5x times faster than the previous-generation Apple processor. The new processor aids with smooth workflow with extensive features such as Logic Pro and LumaFusion.
Advanced GPU
Besides the new CPU, M4 chipset also has an advanced 10-core GPU which enables Dynamic Caching which dynamically allocates local memory realtime in hardware. Faster graphics rendering and significant performance boost eventually is delivered with this new Apple iPad Pro chipset.
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Hardware-Accelerated Ray Tracing
Apple M4 chipset is the first iPad processor which supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing. With the M4 chipset, iPad Pro will offer a realistic gaming experience. The M4’s GPU is integrated with hardware-accelerated mesh shading which further enables performance boost with gaming.
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Enhanced AI Neural Engine Performance
Nueral Engine also gets performance upgrades. The M4’s NPU can operate with 38 trillion operations per second speeds and is said to be up to 60x times faster than the A11 Bionic’s Neural Engine. The faster Neural Engine of the M4 chipset which also improves its AI capabilities and users will get a better experience with dedicated iPadOS AI features such as Live captions (audio), Visual Look up, and others.
