Apple M5 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. 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

Snapdragon 430

204

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Snapdragon 430

821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Adreno 505
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	450 MHz
Execution units	10	1
Shaders	1280	48
DirectX		11
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064	1920x1200
Max camera resolution		1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	6.0	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS