Apple M5 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. 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 6 Gen 3

1021

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

2922

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
TDP		5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Adreno 710
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	940 MHz
Execution units	10	2
Shaders	1280	256
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064	2520x1080
Max camera resolution		1x 200MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		2.9 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS