Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple M5 (iPad)
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A10 Fusion with Apple M5 (iPad). Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 2x 2.34 GHz – Hurricane 2x 1.09 GHz – Zephyr |
4x 4.6 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Lithography | 16 nm | 3 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3300 million | |
| TDP | 5 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | NPU | Apple Neural Engine |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 2 GB | up to 24 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 1600 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 1x64 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
| GPU name | Imagination PowerVR GT7600 Plus | Apple M5 GPU |
| GPU Architecture | PowerVR Rogue | Apple GPU |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 2005 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 10 |
| Shaders | 192 | 1280 |
| OpenCL API | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2048x1536 | 2752x2064 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | 4K@60fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VC-1 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps | |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.1 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 7 (802.11be) |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2016 Quarter 3 | 2025 Quarter 4 |
| Partnumber | APL1W24 | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Tablets |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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