Apple M5 iPad
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple M5 iPad
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz (4600 MHz vs 4320 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2025 (October 2025 vs October 2024)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2025
Launch Date
October 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M5 (iPad)
Model Name
SM8750-AB
4x 4.6 GHz, 6x 2.95 GHz
Architecture
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4600 MHz
Frequency
4320 MHz
GPU Specifications
-
GPU name
Adreno 830
-
GPU frequency
1100 MHz
-
FLOPS
3.744 TFLOPS
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
-
Vulkan version
1.3
2752 x 2064
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support: • 4K(3840×2160) @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Connectivity
-
Download speed
10
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
6
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
320 KB
L1 Cache
-
16 MB
L2 Cache
24 MB
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @ 60 FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9 (64-бит)
Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
M5 iPad
4259
+29%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3301
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M5 iPad
15265
+55%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9848
AnTuTu 10
M5 iPad
3218762
+7%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3008864
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Apple M5 iPad
17608
Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12121
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Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3259
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1239
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Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3986
Asus ROG Phone 9 / 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1271
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
22044
Vivo iQOO Neo10 Pro+ (China)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12327
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
4004
Honor GT Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2661
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3832
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro / 10 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2527
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