iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) vs iPad Pro 12.9" (6th Gen, 2022)
94
out of 100
VS
80
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13-inch Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) (with Apple M5 (iPad)) that was released on October 16, 2025, against the Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (6th Gen, 2022), which is powered by Apple M2 (iPad) and came out 3 years and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3396K versus 2536K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- OLED display (versus competitor's Mini LED)
- More energy-efficient CPU β Apple M5 (iPad)
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- 59% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4153 and 2617 points
- Weighs 103 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | Mini LED |
| Size | 13 inches | 12.9 inches |
| Resolution | 2064 x 2752 pixels | 2048 x 2732 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 4:3 |
| PPI | 264 ppi | 265 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.2% | 85.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 6401 Hz |
| Response time | - | 36 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 281.6 mm (11.09 inches) | 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) |
| Width | 215.5 mm (8.48 inches) | 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) | 6.4 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 579 g (20.42 oz) | 682 g (24.06 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 607 cm2 (94 inches2) | 603 cm2 (93.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.7/5) | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (1st and 33rd place)
iPad Ranking (1st and 9th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Apple M5 (iPad) | Apple M2 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 3490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (4 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.61 GHz: |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU 10-core | Apple GPU 10-core |
| GPU shading units | - | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1620 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4147.2 GFLOPS | ~2863.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 75273 | - |
| Single-core score | 4153 | 2617 |
| Multi-core score | 15895 | 10085 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 965229 | 841074 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 801119 |
| Memory | 458312 | 371059 |
| UX | 660296 | 523068 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 2536320 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 79% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3978 | 2632 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 77% |
| Graphics test | 66 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 87 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 2 | 60 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 53 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 17246 | 8757 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 40 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6808 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (patrick) | AnTuTu | 3511739 |
| π 2026-08-12 (LBWNB) | AnTuTu | 3396957 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | 76009 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Toxicaliv) | GeekBench CPU | 4153 / 15895 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Toxicaliv) | AnTuTu | 3159489 |
Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (6th Gen, 2022)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) | iPadOS 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10340 mAh | 10758 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 38 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 07:13 hr |
| Watching video | - | 11:20 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:08 hr |
| Standby | - | 153 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 125Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Depth |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 10 MP 3) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 10 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | October 2022 |
| Release date | October 2025 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $1099 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024) |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Keyboard weight | 662 g | 709 g |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) is definitely a better buy.
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