The Apple A17 Pro 5-Core GPU is the integrated graphics unit of the iPad mini (Apple A17 Pro SoC), introduced on October 15, 2024. It features five of the six GPU cores and, according to Hubweb, reaches a maximum clock speed of 1,338 MHz, just like the variant with six GPU cores.
Features include hardware-accelerated ray tracing, Dynamic Caching, and hardware-accelerated mesh shading. The GPU belongs to the Apple9 Metal family and supports Metal 3 and Metal 4 with a compatible operating system. According to Apple, it delivers up to 25 percent higher graphics performance than the previous iPad mini with the A15 Bionic.
The GPU uses shared system memory. In addition to the built-in display, the iPad mini supports an external display with a resolution of up to 4K at 60 Hz over DisplayPort via USB-C. Supported video formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes.
Apple A17 Series
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| Architecture | Apple9 | ||||||
| iGPU | Integrated Graphics | ||||||
| Pipelines | 5 - unified | ||||||
| Core Speed | 1338 (Boost) MHz | ||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | ||||||
| Man. Technology | 3 nm | ||||||
| Displays | 2 Displays (max.) | ||||||
| Features | Hardware-Raytracing, Dynamic Caching, hardwarebeschleunigtes Mesh Shading, Metal 3/4 (Apple9); iPad mini: externer Bildschirm bis 4K60 | ||||||
| Date of Announcement | 15.10.2024 | ||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | support.apple.com | ||||||
- Average benchmark valuesThe following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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| Genshin Impact | 58.2 | |||||
| PUBG Mobile | 58.5 | 38.7 | 38.9 | |||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | |
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