Apple M5 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 (29/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 29.0 Poor |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 22.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 98% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 686 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 187609 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 47047 |
| Memory | 458312 | 88556 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 435710 |
| UX | 660296 | 112498 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 3 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.1 |
| Modem | C1X | Snapdragon X51 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Download speed | — | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 800 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Vulkan |
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | 84.9 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | 5.26 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | 1.03 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 55.3 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | 33.9 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | 34.4 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | 50 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | 186 FPS |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | 6.51 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | 2.28 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 5 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | 0.58 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 332.8 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 650 MHz |
| DirectX version | — | 12.1 |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 2 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| Total shaders | — | 256 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.1 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | T8142 | SM4350 |
| Official page | — | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 official site |
| Successor | — | -Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 17 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Storage type | NVMe | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2023-09-19(Guest #4) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2023-10-09(Jesús GR) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2025-01-01(J4CK) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-04-26(Izzy) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 6917 |
| Phones tested | — | 3 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 15336 |
| Video editing score | — | 3952 |
| Web score | — | 6774 |
| Writing score | — | 9524 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Nokia XR20 | — | 495104 |
| 2.Motorola Moto G50 | — | 446878 |
| 3.OnePlus Nord N200 5G | — | 435710 |
| Phones with Snapdragon 480 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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