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Last weekend, we reported that Apple had updated its website to say that the M2 chip in the new iPad Air features a 9-core GPU, despite originally advertising it as a 10-core GPU. An Apple spokesperson has now confirmed the change. Nine to Five MacIt also says that all performance claims are accurate and based on a 9-core GPU.
Here's the full statement from an Apple spokesperson:
We are updating Apple.com to correct the core count for the M2 iPad Air. All performance claims about the M2 iPad Air are accurate and based on the 9-core GPU.
The second part of that sentence is key. Apple says all performance claims for the iPad Air's M2 chip are accurate, despite the 9-core versus 10-core GPU mix. For example, Apple's claim that the M2 iPad Air is nearly 50% faster than the M1 model still stands.
Combined with faster memory bandwidth, the new iPad Air is nearly 50% faster than the previous iPad Air with M1, enabling a wide range of productivity and creative tasks. And compared to the iPad Air with A14 Bionic, the new iPad Air delivers up to 3x faster performance.
This is the first time Apple has sold an M2-based device with a 9-core GPU. Typically, Apple offers 8-core and 10-core GPU configurations, with higher options available depending on your computer.
9to5Mac's take
It's important to clarify that Apple's claims about the M2 iPad Air's performance remain true. Still, I'd like to know more about what exactly happened here. At this point, it sounds like wires have been crossed somewhere inside Apple, but we don't know where.
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