Apple M5 iPad
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple M5 iPad
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz (4600 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2025 (October 2025 vs October 2023)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2025
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M5 (iPad)
Model Name
SM8650-AB
4x 4.6 GHz, 6x 2.95 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
4600 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz
GPU Specifications
-
GPU name
Adreno 750
-
GPU frequency
770 MHz
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
2752 x 2064
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
5.4
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
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
320 KB
L1 Cache
-
16 MB
L2 Cache
-
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- 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 at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9
Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
M5 iPad
4259
+94%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M5 iPad
15265
+115%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
AnTuTu 10
M5 iPad
3218762
+66%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
17608
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9124
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3259
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
955
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3986
OnePlus 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
802
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
22044
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9078
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
4004
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3832
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1806
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