Thunderbolt 4 speeds on iPad Pro limited to 10gbps on Mac

I am trying to transfer individual large files between my iPad Pro (12.9 6th Generation) and MacBook Pro (M3 Pro). However, the speeds are nothing like what I expect them to be.


Am I missing something? Is there a 'proper' way to do this?


Both devices are advertised as USB / Thunderbolt 4 speeds on their port. I am using a certified thunderbolt 4 cable from Sabrent.


The big red flag here is that the iPad isn't recognised under the thunderbolt 4 bus (it is using a different port to my dock):


However, the iPad shows under ethernet devices with a maximum speed of 10Gbps (though the transfer is even slower than that):



If this is design intent, I think it's ludicrous to advertise both of these 'Pro' devices as being Thunderbolt 4 capable but intentionally handicapping the data transfer between the two main 'Pro' products.


Any help would be appreciated.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Dec 15, 2024 10:41 AM

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Dec 16, 2024 2:55 AM in response to brainstors

Perhaps understand the Apple Support Community is a user-to-user technical forum. Contributors here are all end-users, just like you. Other than the site Moderators, Apple neither monitor nor participate here. As such, if you hope to reach Apple through these forums, you will be disappointed.


Being rude to contributors does not lead constructive to dialogue. I was merely offering a correction to your assertion that your iPad supports Thunderbolt 4.


As for continuing this conversation to establish what might actually be amiss, I wish you well...

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