Apple M5 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (63/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 (iPad):
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 63)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 63.0 Average |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 63.0 Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 90% |
| Graphics test | — | 8 FPS |
| Section 1 | — | 22 FPS |
| Section 2 | — | 19 FPS |
| Section 3 | — | 16 FPS |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | Hexagon |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 556525 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 503679 |
| Memory | 458312 | 307418 |
| Total score | 3396957 | — |
| UX | 660296 | 430199 |
| Total score | — | 1797821 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3000 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 |
| L1 cache | — | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | — | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | — | 8 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 7.5 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Modem | C1X | Snapdragon X70 5G |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
| Download speed | — | Up to 6500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 3500 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| 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 | 142.1 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 | 64 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Asset compression | — | 219.8 MB/sec |
| Background blur | — | 16.9 images/sec |
| Edge detection | — | 0.55 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | — | 6.39 images/sec |
| Feature matching | — | 0.11 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | — | 0.54 Gpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 156.3 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | — | 0.47 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | — | 113.3 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 167.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | — | 1701.5 FPS |
| Photo processing | — | 51.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 6.15 Mpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | — | 26.2 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 1689.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | — |
| DirectX version | — | 12.1 |
| GPU frequency | — | 1100 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 3 |
| Shading units | — | 256 |
| Total shaders | — | 768 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | March 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8142 | — |
| Model number | — | SM8635 |
| Official page | — | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site |
| Successor | — | -Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 67.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 4200 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 200MP |
| Max display resolution | — | 3840 x 2160 |
| Storage type | — | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Video capture | — | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 4K at 120FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-16(AngryDuy) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-16->Augus.anime | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-19(oxterspvce) | — | CPU Throttle |
| 📘 2026-08-23->sajidulch | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 15136 |
| Phones tested | — | 14 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 27100 |
| Video editing score | — | 7662 |
| Web score | — | 14506 |
| Writing score | — | 19378 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Vivo V70 Elite | — | 1913976 |
| 10.Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo | — | 1805187 |
| 2.Realme GT Neo 6 | — | 1866203 |
| 3.OnePlus Nord 5 | — | 1848224 |
| 4.Motorola Razr Plus (2026) | — | 1846775 |
| 5.Motorola Edge 50 Ultra | — | 1826731 |
| 6.Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 | — | 1823082 |
| 7.Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance | — | 1821945 |
| 8.Realme GT 6 | — | 1809566 |
| 9.Xiaomi 14 Civi | — | 1806236 |
| Phones with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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