Apple M5 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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

Total Score

M5 (iPad)

Snapdragon 865

654857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

4192

Snapdragon 865

927

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Snapdragon 865

3402

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
TDP		10 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Adreno 650
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	590 MHz
Execution units	10	2
Shaders	1280	512
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064	3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution		1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS