New M2 iPad Air Has 9-Core GPU, Not 10-Core as Originally Specified
Chance Miller, reporting for 9to5Mac:
Over the weekend, we reported that Apple had updated its
website to say the new iPad Air’s M2 chip features a 9-core GPU,
despite originally advertising it as a 10-core GPU. An Apple
spokesperson has now confirmed this change to 9to5Mac, while
also saying that all performance claims remain accurate and were
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 for the M2 iPad Air are
accurate and based on a 9-core GPU.
The second part of that sentence is key. Apple is saying that all
the performance claims it made about the M2 chip in the iPad Air
are accurate, despite the 9-core versus 10-core GPU mix-up. For
example, Apple’s claim that the M2 iPad Air is nearly 50% faster
than the M1 model still stands.
This is not a big deal, at all, but still — what a surprising mistake from Apple. Really strange.
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Chance Miller, reporting for 9to5Mac:
Over the weekend, we reported that Apple had updated its
website to say the new iPad Air’s M2 chip features a 9-core GPU,
despite originally advertising it as a 10-core GPU. An Apple
spokesperson has now confirmed this change to 9to5Mac, while
also saying that all performance claims remain accurate and were
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 for the M2 iPad Air are
accurate and based on a 9-core GPU.
The second part of that sentence is key. Apple is saying that all
the performance claims it made about the M2 chip in the iPad Air
are accurate, despite the 9-core versus 10-core GPU mix-up. For
example, Apple’s claim that the M2 iPad Air is nearly 50% faster
than the M1 model still stands.
This is not a big deal, at all, but still — what a surprising mistake from Apple. Really strange.