Apple M5 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. 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 | 4x 4.6 GHz | 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 8000 million | |
| TDP | 7 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | Ascend Lite + Ascend Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture, HiAI 2.0 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 24 GB | up to 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 3.0 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple M5 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 2005 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Execution units | 10 | 16 |
| Shaders | 1280 | 256 |
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2752x2064 | 3360x1440@60Hz |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@60fps |
| Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VC-1 VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 6 (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2025 Quarter 4 | 2019 Quarter 4 |
| Vertical Segment | Tablets | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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