Apple M5 (iPad) vs Google Tensor G4

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with Google Tensor G4. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

4192

Tensor G4

2003

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Tensor G4

4830

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	4266 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	940 MHz
Execution units	10	7
Shaders	1280	896
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064	3840x2400
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.3
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS