M5. Creator. Accelerator
The M5 chip pushes the limits of what’s possible on iPad Pro to deliver performance and efficiency like never before. A next-generation 10‑core GPU with powerful new Neural Accelerators dramatically speeds up AI tasks — from large language model (LLM) token generation to generative imagery. And the multi‑threaded CPU performance and faster memory deliver breakthrough speed for your workflows.
- Up to 6.7x faster Pro rendering performance with ray tracing than iPad Pro with M1
- Up to 4x faster AI image generation than iPad Pro with M1
Extreme performance by design
M5 is built on third‑generation 3‑nanometre technology delivering even more performance while maintaining all-day battery life and power efficiency. The next-generation CPU includes up to four performance cores and six efficiency cores for extraordinary speed, remarkable power and advanced AI capabilities.
AI by the power of M5
From instantly summarising pages of lecture notes to simplifying your everyday tasks through automation, the M5 Neural Engine takes AI and machine learning in iPadOS to the next level. Neural Accelerators in the GPU enable helpful AI features in apps like DaVinci Resolve for iPad and Draw Things, so you can fine-tune your video edits and generate imagery with just a prompt. Up to 4x faster AI image generation.
Graphics at light speed
Experience more immersive and realistic gaming with the faster GPU performance of M5. Featuring enhanced shader cores and third-generation ray tracing, M5 delivers up to 1.6x faster GPU performance than M48 for demanding tasks like image editing. M5 also utilises Dynamic Caching to maximise performance in demanding pro apps.
Watch and work in high resolution
The M5 Media Engine supports hardware-accelerated decode and encode for more power-efficient capture and playback of high‑resolution video Play back and edit up to five streams of 4K ProRes footage. From sophisticated 3D rendering to graphics-heavy post-production, you can take on advanced workflows at the studio or on location
iPadOS and apps. A tour de workforce
iPadOS 26 introduces a stunning new design with Liquid Glass and game-changing enhancements that put iPad Pro productivity on a new level. A reimagined, intuitive windowing system gives you greater power and flexibility than ever before. Run pro apps, play high-performance games and take on creative projects of any size with an intuitive touch-first experience.
Next-level productivity. Open more windows at once, resize and rearrange them your way, and split your screen into thirds or quarters Intensive tasks run behind the scenes with Background Tasks. And you can easily manage everything that’s running with Live Activities Capture and edit Smart HDR images and up to 4K ProRes video. Open and manipulate larger 3D scenes. And run more complex AI models, all with pro apps
iPadOS 26 makes iPad Pro even more capable and intuitive to use. With an all‑new, powerful windowing system, you can control, organise and manage your workflow like never before. Apps for all kinds of amazing
Pro apps unleash the extraordinary things you can do with iPad Pro. With essential built-in apps and over a million apps on the App Store designed specifically for iPad, iPadOS is an ideal platform for work, play and creativity.
Pro studios on the go
Transform your iPad into a versatile production studio. Seamlessly connect up to four iPhone or iPad devices with Live Multicam in Final Cut Pro for iPad to record, edit and share videos even faster. And AI-powered Session Players in Logic Pro for iPad take your feedback to perform on the fly.
Ultra Retina XDR. The world’s most advanced display
The Ultra Retina XDR display is built with groundbreaking tandem OLED technology, which generates amazing brightness, precise contrast and extreme dynamic range performance. Advanced technologies like ProMotion and True Tone give you a jaw-dropping visual experience. And you can use Reference Mode for colour-accurate workflows.
- 1,000 nits full-screen brightness
- 1,600 nits peak HDR brightness
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio
- True Tone for comfortable viewing
- ProMotion adaptive 10–120Hz refresh rate
- P3 wide colour
OLED it shine
The Ultra Retina XDR display delivers extraordinary full-screen brightness and unparalleled precision built on breakthrough tandem OLED technology.
Peak visual performance
The colour and luminance of each pixel is controlled down to the sub‑millisecond, enabling next‑level XDR performance. The Ultra Retina XDR display is even more responsive to content in motion. So movies and videos look true to life.
- Precision specular highlights convey more cinematic details and accurate reflections of light in every image. So breathtaking HDR landscapes, textures and tones feel even more vibrant and realistic
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio delivers deeper blacks for extreme dynamic range. There is pinpoint brightness in the stars and incredible detail in low light and shadows
Nano-texture glass. Brilliant in any light
Nano‑texture display glass is perfect for high‑end, colour-managed workflows or the most demanding ambient lighting environments. Precisely etched at a nanometre scale, nano‑texture glass maintains image quality and contrast while scattering ambient light for even less glare.
Design. A powerhouse of portability
Despite an unbelievably thin and light design, iPad Pro delivers astonishing power and all-day battery life for next-level productivity. And now with fast charging, get up to 50 per cent charge in around 30 minutes.
Next-level performance. Iconic design
iPad Pro combines next‑level performance with an ultra-sleek design so you can take incredible capability with you everywhere you go. Create, get things done and stay connected — iPad Pro feels like home no matter where you are.
Gorgeous elements all round
- iPad Pro comes in two great finishes — Silver and Space Black. The durable enclosure is made of 100 per cent recycled aluminium
- iPad Pro includes 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets and utilises 100 per cent fibre-based packaging
Apple Pencil Pro. Engineered for limitless creativity
Apple Pencil sets the standard for how drawing, painting, handwriting and note-taking should feel — intuitive, precise and magical. All with pixel‑perfect precision, low latency, tilt sensitivity and support for palm rejection. And Apple Pencil Pro adds even more capabilities to bring your ideas to life like never before.
Intuitive and precise creative control
Squeeze. Apple Pencil Pro can sense when you squeeze it and brings up a palette, so you can quickly switch tools, line weights and colours.
- Barrel roll. A gyroscope allows you to rotate Apple Pencil Pro for precise control of shaped pen and brush tools
- Haptic feedback. A custom haptic engine provides precise feedback you can feel. When you squeeze or double‑tap, you’ll feel a light pulse confirming the action
- Apple Pencil hover. Preview exactly where your Apple Pencil will touch down on your display and see a virtual shadow of your tool. So you can write, sketch and illustrate with even greater precision
- Double tap. Quickly switch between tools, like a pen and eraser, with a double tap on Apple Pencil Pro
Ready when inspiration strikes
Apple Pencil Pro pairs, charges and stores magnetically on the side of iPad Pro. And if you lose or misplace it, you can easily locate your Apple Pencil Pro in the Find My app. iPad Pro works with Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB‑C). Two great options for all kinds of creativity.
Magic Keyboard. Precision at your fingertips
Magic Keyboard delivers an amazing typing and trackpad experience in a sleek, portable design with aluminium palm rest.12 The keyboard includes a function row and a large glass trackpad with haptic feedback for precise work and Multi‑Touch gestures.
Sleek profile. Chic protection
Magic Keyboard comes in two colours that perfectly match iPad Pro. It features machined aluminium, a durable outer cover, and a USB‑C connector for pass-through charging. iPad attaches to Magic Keyboard magnetically and the Smart Connector immediately connects power and data without the need for Bluetooth, so it’s ready to use instantly.
Full function row and then some
Type comfortably on an advanced design with backlit keys, smoothly adjust angles to your comfort, and use the 14-key function row for convenient access to features like screen brightness or volume controls.
Detail you can feel
Navigate spreadsheets and comfortably highlight text with the large glass trackpad featuring haptic feedback. Conveniently scroll, swipe or use Multi‑Touch gestures for even more productivity.
Mics. Cameras. Action
Shoot, edit and share all on one device with a pro camera system with LiDAR scanner, studio-quality mics and four speakers. Capture 4K ProRes video, record a podcast, and pick the right microphone for each app with the input chooser.
- 12MP Wide camera with adaptive True Tone flash
- Landscape 12MP Center Stage camera puts you front and centre
- Studio-quality mics for great video calls
- Four-speaker sound system for rich audio
Shoot, edit and share the beauty
The advanced 12MP Wide camera makes iPad Pro a complete mobile studio for creators. Capture detailed 4K ProRes video and vibrant Smart HDR images with even better colour, improved textures and increased detail in low light.
Scanning that’s smarter
The adaptive True Tone flash dramatically improves document scanning on iPad Pro. The camera uses AI to detect documents like forms and receipts. If a shadow is in the way, it takes multiple images with the True Tone flash and stitches them together to create a high-quality scan without shadows or glare.
Measure and model it with a tap
The LiDAR scanner greatly enhances 3D workflows and enables faster and more immersive AR experiences. So you can turn a quick scan into a 3D CAD project that you can edit in Trimble SketchUp — all from one device.
Stay front and centre
The landscape 12MP Center Stage camera is perfect for video calls with Centre Stage. And it works with the TrueDepth camera to securely unlock iPad Pro with Face ID.
Pick up the mics. Turn up the volume
Record and play back rich audio with four studio-quality microphones and a four-speaker audio system with support for Dolby Atmos. And the new input chooser makes it easy for creators to pick the best mic for each app.
Wi‑Fi and mobile data. Grab-and-go connectivity
Workflows go wherever you do with better performance and reliability with Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread — all enabled by N1, our new wireless chip. The second-generation C1X cellular modem supports faster data speeds at greater efficiency while maintaining worldwide 5G coverage. So you can securely access files, communicate with collaborators and back up data while out and about.
Plug it in. Go all out
Thunderbolt / USB 4 enables connection to high-performance storage devices, docks and external displays.
Wireless connectivity. Blazing fast
- Wi‑Fi 7 delivers incredibly fast wireless connectivity so you can stream, download and share at high speeds
- 5G mobile data capabilities let you stay connected to the fastest wireless networks when you’re on the go
- Now exclusively eSIM, enabling a fast, convenient and secure way to activate your data plan directly on iPad Pro
- Bluetooth 6 low-latency audio supports next-generation headsets and hearing aids that use Bluetooth LE
Accessibility
Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad.
Key Features:
Display
- Ultra Retina XDR display
- Tandem OLED3
- 2420x1668-pixel resolution at 264 ppi
- ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates from 10Hz to 120Hz
- Wide colour (P3)
- True Tone
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Fully laminated
- Anti-reflective coating
- SDR brightness: 1,000 nits max
- XDR brightness: 1,000 nits max full screen, 1,600 nits peak (HDR content only)
- 1 nit minimum brightness
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio
- Supports Apple Pencil Pro
- Supports Apple Pencil (USB‑C)
- Apple Pencil hover
Chip
- Apple M5 chip
- 9-core CPU with 3 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 10-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/s memory bandwidth
- 12GB RAM
Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated 8K H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- AV1 decode
Camera
- 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture
- Digital zoom up to 5x
- Five-element lens
- Adaptive True Tone flash
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Sapphire crystal lens cover
- Autofocus with Focus Pixels
- Smart HDR 4
- Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
- Advanced red-eye correction
- Photo geotagging
- Auto image stabilisation
- Burst mode
- Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
Video Recording
- 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
- ProRes video recording up to 4K at 30 fps (1080p at 30 fps for 256GB storage)
- Audio zoom
- Adaptive True Tone flash
- Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
- Time-lapse video with stabilisation
- Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps
- Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)
- Continuous autofocus video
- Playback zoom
- Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
- Stereo recording
TrueDepth Camera
- Landscape 12MP Center Stage camera
- ƒ/2.0 aperture
- Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control
- Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono)
- Animoji and Memoji
- Smart HDR 4
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- Time-lapse video with stabilisation
- Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps
- Cinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p)
- Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction
- Retina Flash with True Tone
- Auto image stabilisation
- Burst mode
Video Calling
- FaceTime video
- Centre Stage
- iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network
- Share experiences like movies, TV, music and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay
- Screen sharing
- Portrait mode in FaceTime video
- Spatial Audio
- Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
- Local capture
Audio Calling
- FaceTime audio
- Relay calls from your nearby iPhone with the Phone app
Mobile and Wireless
- Apple N1 wireless networking chip
- Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO
- Simultaneous dual band
- Bluetooth 6
- Thread networking technology
Face ID
- Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition
- Unlock iPad
- Secure personal data within apps
- Make purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store and Apple Books
Siri
- Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders and more
- Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Hey Siri”
- Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant
- Siri is more natural and helpful
Display Support
- Supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colours
- Supports one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz or up to 4k resolution at 120Hz
Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
- Native DisplayPort output over USB-C
- VGA, HDMI, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters
Video mirroring
- Up to 4K AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV
- Video mirroring and video out support through USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter
Power and Battery
- Built-in 31.29-watt-hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‑Fi or watching video
- Charging via power adapter or USB-C to computer system
- Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes with 60W adapter or higher
Syncing to a Mac or PC requires
- macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 to macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.9 or later
- Windows 10 or later using iTunes 12.12.10 or later
Environmental Requirements
- Ambient operating temperature: 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
- Non-operating temperature: −20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
- Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)
Box Contains:
- iPad Pro
- USB-C Charge Cable (1 metre)
