Apple M5 iPad
vs
Apple M4 iPad

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M5 iPad and Apple M4 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz (4600 MHz vs 4400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2025 (October 2025 vs May 2024)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
October 2025
Launch Date
May 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M5 (iPad)
Model Name
M4 iPad
4x 4.6 GHz, 6x 2.95 GHz
Architecture
4x 4.4 GHz, 6x 2.88 GHz
10
Cores
10
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4600 MHz
Frequency
4400 MHz
-
Transistor count
28

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Apple M4 GPU
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GPU frequency
1470 MHz
-
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
10
2752 x 2064
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
M5 iPad
4259 +11%
M4 iPad
3842
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M5 iPad
15265 +6%
M4 iPad
14383
AnTuTu 10
M5 iPad
3218762 +16%
M4 iPad
2767758
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
M5 iPad
45000 +38%
M4 iPad
32525
3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
M5 iPad
9934 +12%
M4 iPad
8889
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
M5 iPad
4286 +23%
M4 iPad
3482