Apple is touting the tablet's power, but the new iPad Pro 2020's chip is little more than recycled and tweaked silicon from the 2018 model.

According to a deep dive conducted by chip analysis specialist TechInsights, Apple's A12Z chip in the 2020 iPad Pro is the same as the A12X in the third-generation iPad Pro, only with an additional graphics accelerator core

In this case, the A12Z chip will be used in the 2020 iPad Pro.

In this case, Apple appears to have unlocked an extra GPU core on the A12X with seven graphics cores to create an octa-core GPU alongside the A12Z's eight-core CPU.

In our iPad Pro 2020 review, we noted that Apple's latest high-end tablet has mildly improved performance over the 2018 model, which may be partially due to the additional GPU cores. This may be thanks to the additional GPU cores. However, avid players of graphics-intensive mobile games may appreciate the slight power boost.

However, those using a 2018 iPad Pro may not see much benefit in upgrading to a 2020 tablet unless they are particularly keen on the dual camera and LiDAR setup that the iPad Pro 2020 will feature. However, if you are using an older 10.5-inch iPad Pro from 2017, you will likely benefit from upgrading to the 2020 iPad Pro.

The arrival of iOS 14 could take advantage of the extra graphics headroom that the new iPad Pro has; Apple seems to be leaning heavily on the LiDAR capabilities of the 2020 iPad Pro, and such capabilities could be carried over to the iPhone 12 it would not be surprising to see various augmented reality features further incorporated into iOS 14.

Apple also plans to add a full-fledged widget system to iOS 14 and may use the extra graphics performance of the A12Z chip to make the various animations and real-time content in the widgets look more attractive and clever.