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Apple M5 iPad
vs
Apple M2 iPad

Apple M5 iPad
vs
Apple M2 iPad

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M5 iPad and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Apple M5 iPad
Apple M5 iPad
Apple M5 iPad
  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz (4600 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2025 (October 2025 vs June 2022)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
October 2025
Launch Date
June 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M5 (iPad)
Model Name
APL1109
4x 4.6 GHz, 6x 2.95 GHz
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
5 nm
4600 MHz
Frequency
3500 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
-
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
2752 x 2064
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
6.0
Bluetooth
-
7
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
-
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

320 KB
L1 Cache
-
Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
-
16 MB
L2 Cache
16 MB
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Audio codecs
-
NVMe
Storage type
-
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Video codecs
-
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
-
-
TDP
15 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
M5 iPad
4259 +62%
M2 iPad
2633
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M5 iPad
15265 +54%
M2 iPad
9898
AnTuTu 10
M5 iPad
3218762 +46%
M2 iPad
2210856

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
17608
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
8753
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3259
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
563
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3986
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
522
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
22044
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
8509
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
4004
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
2621
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3832
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
2489

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