Apple M5 iPad
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple M5 iPad
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (3 nm vs 2 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 5000 MHz (4600 MHz vs 5000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (October 2025 vs September 2026)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2025
Launch Date
September 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M5 (iPad)
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4x 4.6 GHz, 6x 2.95 GHz
Architecture
2x Oryon Prime @ 5.0 GHz + 6x Oryon Performance @ 4.0 GHz
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
2 nm
4600 MHz
Frequency
5000 MHz
GPU Specifications
-
GPU name
Adreno 850
-
GPU frequency
1450 MHz
-
FLOPS
4454.4 GFLOPS
-
Shading units
1536
-
Execution units
3
-
OpenCL version
3.0
-
Vulkan version
1.4
2752 x 2064
Max display resolution
4K+
-
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
-
Cellular specific functions
8 carriers mmWave, 2x2 MIMO mmWave, 4x6 MIMO sub-6 GHz, 6Rx, NB-NTN, NR-NTN, Global 5G Multi-SIM, Turbo DSDA
-
Cellular technologies
5G Advanced, 5G mmWave, sub-6 GHz, 5G SA, 5G NSA, standalone mmWave, NR-DC, FDD, TDD, LTE
-
Downlink functions
6xCA, 500 MHz downlink bandwidth, 1024 QAM sub-6 GHz
-
Download speed
14.8 Gbps
-
Modem power saving technologies
Qualcomm 5G PowerSave
-
Uplink functions
Switched uplink, supplemental uplink, 4-layer carrier aggregation, UL MIMO, Smart Transmit Plus
-
Wi-Fi antenna
4x4 Wi-Fi
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE
Yes
5G support
5G NR, 5G Advanced, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
6.0
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0
7
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X / LPDDR6
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 24-bit
Miscellaneous
320 KB
L1 Cache
-
16 MB
L2 Cache
-
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Audio codecs
aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
-
Max camera resolution
320 MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 5.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K @ 60 FPS, 4K @ 240 FPS, 1080p @ 960 FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Video codecs
H.266, H.265, VP9, AV1
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
-
-
Display refresh rate
4K+ @ 120 Hz, QHD+ @ 240 Hz
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.4-A
-
AI features
Agentic AI, Qualcomm Personal Scribe, on-device learning, low-power personal context
Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Qualcomm Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
M5 iPad
4259
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4327
+2%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M5 iPad
15265
+19%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
12873
Geekbench 7 Single Core
M5 iPad
3559
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3582
+1%
Geekbench 7 Multi Core
M5 iPad
15313
+25%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
12247
AntuTu 11
M5 iPad
3396957
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
5195978
+53%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
17608
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
13875
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3259
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
1749
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
4004
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3438
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3832
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3458
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