Apple has quietly made a change to the specifications of the iPad Air M2, which was released last month. Firstly, It has been suggested that the M2 chip in this tablet will include a 10-core GPU. However, on the technical specifications page of the device, it is stated that it now has only 9 cores.

This change initially created uncertainty among users, but later Apple commented on this issue. According to publication 9to5mac, a company spokesperson confirmed the change and explained: All performance claims are true and based on 9-core GPU.

Apple claims iPad Air has 9 cores, not 10 as announced

According to experts, The performance difference between a 9 and 10 core GPU can be unnoticeable for most everyday tasks.

The Apple spokesperson’s statements are as follows:

We’re updating Apple.com to fix the iPad Air M2’s core count. All performance claims for iPad Air M2 are true and based on 9-core GPU.

In other words, attractive features such as Apple’s claim that the iPad Air M2 is almost 50% faster than the M1 model remain among the features of the device:

When combined with faster memory bandwidth, the new iPad Air is nearly 50 percent faster than the previous iPad Air with M1 for a wide range of creativity and productivity tasks. Compared to the iPad Air with A14 Bionic, the new iPad Air up to 3 times faster performance.

Especially This change marks the first time Apple has sold a device with an M2 chip and a 9-core GPU.. For example, the MacBook Air M2 is available in 8- and 10-core GPU variants. This suggests that the iPad Air’s M2 chip may be a “truncated” version of the 10-core model, with one core disabled to optimize costs or power consumption.

Although the correction is due to an error that could happen to a company like Apple, it is still unclear where it came from. But, This update could also open the door to new reviews from users who want to check out everything Apple claims.more than usual.

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