The Apple M4 chips AI performance just leaked and it might not be what you expected

Date:
Wed, 08 May 2024 17:04:04 +0000

Description:
A set of leaked Geekbench results appear to show the Apple M4 chip in action. How well does it perform?

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When Apple unveiled the new M4 iPad Pro at its May 7 'Let Loose' event , the company talked up the M4 chips artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, saying it was more powerful than any neural processing unit (NPU) in any AI
PC today. Well, the M4s performance has apparently just leaked in a fresh set of Geekbench benchmarks , and the results are fascinating from an AI perspective.

Compared to the previous-generation M2 iPad Pro , the latest model shows a modest improvement in performance. In Geekbenchs ML 0.6.0 test which
measures machine learning capability the new iPad Pro scored 9,234. Thats roughly 23% higher than the M2 iPad Pros score of 7,511.

According to Toms Hardware , the M4 iPad Pro improves on the M3 chips ML
0.6.0 performance by roughly 10%. When it comes to measuring operations per second, the M4 clocks in around 5% faster than the M3 in the latest MacBook Pro when the benchmarks are converted and equalized.

The Geekbench results didnt explicitly say they were for the M4 iPad Pro, but the listed specs seem to suggest this, as the iPad being tested contains a 10-core ARM chip alongside 16GB of memory. Those specs are only available in the iPad Pro with the M4 chip. The device was also listed as running iOS 18 (in reality, it will be iPadOS 18), which isnt out for any iPad yet, further suggesting that this is an unreleased product - almost certainly the M4 iPad Pro. What does all this mean for you? (Image credit: Apple)

Benchmarks and acronyms can get confusing, especially when you just want to know whether upgrading is worth your time and money. And on the face of it, this modest upgrade in AI performance might not seem like much.

But its also worth remembering that Apples chips are already among the best
on the market when it comes to combining power and efficiency. Apple wouldnt need to do much to keep that crown, as even an incremental improvement would only further extends its lead over its rivals - although Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon X Elite chip could prove a serious threat to Apple's throne.

Apples chips already have plenty of power to perform AI operations at a high level, and the companys devices have been outfitted with AI tools for years (the behind-the-scenes stuff that happens when you take a photo on an iPhone is a good example). What will make a real difference is software and well find out a lot more about that at Apples Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 10.

There, Apple is expected to unveil iOS 18, which could potentially be the largest overhaul iOS has ever seen . AI will be a major focus of the event, with machine learning embedded into almost every aspect of Apples devices. Those software updates, combined with the M4 chips AI smarts, could finally make Apple a true competitor in the world of artificial intelligence. You might also like The iPad Pro (2024) just landed with a super-powerful M4 chipset and new OLED screen Apple iPad event 2024 9 things we learned from the Let Loose event Apple M4 chip debuts in iPad Pro as Apple pulls further ahead of Microsoft and Intel



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