Apple M5 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8550
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 8550 (75/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 (iPad):
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 69)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 69.0 Average |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 75.0 Good |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | — |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | MediaTek NPU 880 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 612932 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 952016 |
| Memory | 458312 | 394012 |
| Total score | 3396957 | — |
| UX | 660296 | 470174 |
| Total score | — | 2429134 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A7253x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A7254x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | — |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | — | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 6 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Modem | C1X | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
| Download speed | — | Up to 5170 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | — |
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 4 tests | Less than 3 |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | — |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 3088.4 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | — |
| DirectX version | — | 12 |
| GPU frequency | — | 1508 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 8 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| Total shaders | — | 1024 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | May 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | T8142 | — |
| Model number | — | MT6899, MT6899Z_T/TZA |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 24 GB | — |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | — |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | — |
| Max bandwidth | — | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 4800 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | — |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | — |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Audio codecs | — | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Max display resolution | — | 2960 x 1440 |
| Storage type | — | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Video capture | — | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 4K at 60FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global) | — | 2429134 |
| Phones with Dimensity 8550 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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