Hartley Charlton
The seventh-generation iPad mini has now appeared on Geekbench, confirming 8GB of memory and showing how the 5-core version of the A17 Pro chip's GPU performs.
The new iPad mini, identified in the Geekbench database as the iPad 16.2, includes the same A17 Pro SoC that was first unveiled in the iPhone 15 Pro series last year. The six-core chip runs at 3.78GHz, matching the iPhone version, but with a key difference: a five-core GPU, one less than the version in the iPhone. This suggests that the A17 Pro chip in the iPad mini 7 is likely a “dropped” version.
The new iPad mini's Geekbench scores range from 2,710 to 2,840 in single-core testing and 6,274 to 6,982 in multi-core testing, slightly below the iPhone 15 Pro on both counts. By comparison, the iPhone 15 The Pro's A17 typically scores around 2888 in single-core and 7169 in multi-core tests.
However, the tests confirm that the new iPad mini delivers a significant performance boost over its predecessor. The sixth-generation iPad mini as of 2021, it achieved an estimated single-core score of 2121 and a multi-core score of 5367.
| Chip | GPU Cores | Memory | Single-Core CPU Results | Multi-Core CPU Results | Metal GPU Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPad mini 6 (2021) | A15 Bionic | 5 | 4 GB | 2,121 | 5,367 | 19,486 |
| iPad mini 7 (2024) | A17 Pro | 5 | 8 GB | 2840 | 6982 | 25895 |
| iPhone 15 Pro (2023) | A17 Pro | 6 | 8GB | 2,888 | 7,169 | 27,144 |
The Geekbench listings also confirm the seventh-generation iPad mini's adoption of 8GB of memory. While this was expected due to Apple Intelligence's 8GB of memory, it was not actually known until now. The previous-generation iPad mini had just 4GB of memory, which was a significant upgrade for the latest device.
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