2018 iPad Pro versus 2020 M1 MacBook Pro

April 21, 2021, rob-ART morgan, mad scientist

Since the upcoming 2021 iPad Pro has the M1 processor, we decided to do a shootout between the 2020 M1 MacBook Pro and the 2018 iPad Pro Gen 3.

GRAPH LEGEND

M1 MacBook Pro = 13.3-inch 2020 M1 MacBook Pro, LED-backlit display with IPS technology and 500 nits brightness, Apple M1 chip (8-core CPU, 8-core GPU), 16GB unified memory, 1TB SSD storage
iPad Pro 3rd Gen = 12.9-inch 2018 iPad Pro, Liquid Retina display with ProMotion tech and 600 nits brightness, A12X Bionic chip with Neural Engine, 4GB memory, 512GB SSD storage

Geekbench 5 - Multi-Core CPU
(HIGHER Score = FASTER)

Geekbench 5 - Metal GPU
(HIGHER Score = FASTER)

3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
(HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)

GFXBench Metal Aztec High
1440p OffScreen. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)

Basemark Metal - Medium
Resolution 1920x1080 Windowed (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)

 

WHAT DID WE LEARN?

We plan to order the M1 iPad Pro on April 30th, but since the M1 MacBook Pro uses the same processor, we decided to post this shootout between the M1 MacBook Pro and the iPad Pro Gen 3 (2018).

Once we have our hands on the M1 iPad Pro, we will re-run the same tests and publish them. We expect the results will be similar to the M1 MacBook Pro.

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