Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) vs Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) (94/100)

Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) (86/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)

86/100
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[ WINNER ]
Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)

94/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Gaming 97.0 Excellent 99.0 Excellent WINNER
NanoReview Score 86.0 Very Good 94.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 96.0 Excellent 99.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Capacity 8160 mAh 10340 mAh
Fast charging Yes (41% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 38 min)
Full charging time 1:46 hr —
Gaming 06:38 hr —
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Replaceable No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Standby 169 hr —
Watching video 13:45 hr —
Web browsing 07:14 hr —
Wireless charging No No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
CPU 1529516 965229
Compute Score (GPU) 55718 75273
GPU 945613 1313129
Graphics score 3477 3978
Graphics test 26 FPS 29 FPS
Memory 261241 458312
Multi-core score 11607 15895
Section 1 63 FPS 87 FPS
Section 2 56 FPS 60 FPS
Section 3 44 FPS 53 FPS
Single-core score 3683 4153
Stability 71% 79%
Total score 3326656 3396957
UX 590286 660296

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
3G network UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
4G network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 71
5G support Yes Yes
Bluetooth features LE LE
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
Hybrid slot No No
Infrared port No No
NFC* No No
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 4.0 4.0
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Area 443 cm2(68.7 inches2) 607 cm2(94 inches2)
Colors Black, Silver Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner No No
Frame material Metal Metal
Height 249.7 mm (9.83 inches) 281.6 mm (11.09 inches)
Rear material Metal Metal
Repairability Average (2.7/5) Average (2.7/5)
Thickness 5.3 mm (0.21 inches) 5.1 mm (0.2 inches)
Waterproof No No
Weight 444 g (15.66 oz) 579 g (20.42 oz)
Width 177.5 mm (6.99 inches) 215.5 mm (8.48 inches)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits 1600 nits
PPI 264 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Resolution 1668 x 2420 pixels 2064 x 2752 pixels
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.3% 86.2%
Size 11 inches 13 inches
Type OLED OLED

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
8K video recording No No
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Camera features - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support
Flash Quad LED Quad LED
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Zoom Digital Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Channels 4 4
Memory card No No
Memory clock 7500 MHz —
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Announced May 2024 October 2025
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Not included
Category Flagship Flagship
Keyboard weight 580 g 662 g
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $1299
Release date May 2024 October 2025
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.41 GHz: - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz:
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 10 (4 + 6)
Chipset Apple M4 (iPad) Apple M5 (iPad)
FLOPS ~3763.2 GFLOPS ~4147.2 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1470 MHz 1620 MHz
Graphics Apple GPU 10-core Apple GPU 10-core
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Max clock 4400 MHz 4610 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Date Benchmark Benchmark
📘 2025-09-13(Yusuf baser) GeekBench CPU —
📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) — GeekBench GPU
📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) — AnTuTu

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Sensor CMOS —
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
OS updates 5 years 5 years
Operating system iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Headphone audio jack No No
Speakers 4.0 4.0

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