Apple M5 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). 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 8 Elite (Gen 4)

3174

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

9781

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	6x 3.53 GHz – Phoenix M (Oryon)
Number of cores	4	6
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	3 nm
TDP		8.2 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	5333 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Adreno 830
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 800
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	1100 MHz
Execution units	10	3
Shaders	1280	1536
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		3.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064	3840x2540
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	6.0	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS