iPad Mini 7 Benchmarks Confirm 8GB RAM, 5-Core GPU's Slower Speeds

The seventh-generation iPad mini has now appeared on Geekbench, confirming that it has 8GB of memory and revealing how the 5-core GPU version of the A17 Pro chip performs.

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The new ‌iPad mini‌, identified as iPad 16,2 on the Geekbench database, includes the same A17 Pro SoC first introduced in the iPhone 15 Pro series last year. The six-core chip is clocked at 3.78 GHz, which matches the iPhone version, but with a key distinction—a five-core GPU, which is one core less than the version found in the ‌iPhone‌. This suggests that the iPad mini 7's A17 Pro chip is likely a "binned" version.

The new ‌iPad mini‌'s Geekbench scores reveal a range between 2,710 and 2,840 in single-core performance and 6,274 to 6,982 in multi-core performance, positioning it slightly below the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro in both metrics. For comparison, the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro's A17 Pro typically scores around 2,888 in single-core and 7,169 in multi-core tests.

Nonetheless, the benchmarks confirm that the new ‌iPad mini‌ offers a substantial performance upgrade over its predecessor. The sixth-generation ‌iPad mini‌ from 2021 achieved approximate single-core scores of 2,121 and multi-core scores of 5,367.

Chip GPU cores Memory Single-Core CPU Score Multi-Core CPU Score Metal GPU Score
‌iPad mini‌ 6 (2021) A15 Bionic 5 4GB 2,121 5,367 19,486
‌iPad mini 7‌ (2024) A17 Pro 5 8GB 2,840 6,982 25,895
‌iPhone 15‌ Pro (2023) A17 Pro 6 8GB 2,888 7,169 27,144

The Geekbench listings also confirm the seventh-generation ‌iPad mini‌'s adoption of 8GB of memory. While this was expected due to Apple Intelligence's 8GB memory, it was not actually known until now. The previous-generation ‌iPad mini‌ featured just 4GB of memory, marking a substantial upgrade on the latest device.

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SteveJobs2.0 Avatar
9 months ago
iPad “Bini”
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abatabia Avatar
9 months ago
That’s great but the mini 6 has never once not been up to any task I have put it up to. No reason to upgrade unless you’re coming from a much older device.
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9 months ago
The best thing about Apple Intelligence is all the extra compute power those of us who don't care about Apple Intelligence are getting.
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9 months ago

Just buy an iPhone 16 Pro Max.
44% more screen area on the iPad Mini vs 16PM
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9 months ago
I guess they have to do something to clear out the warehouse full of defective iPhone 15 Pro CPU's with a bad core... ;)
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9 months ago
Hey, not a problem. Anyone complaining about this is silly.
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