Apple M5 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. 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
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 4x 4.6 GHz | 1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-X1 (Kryo 680 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A78 (Kryo 680 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 680 Silver) |
| Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Lithography | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | 10300 million | |
| TDP | 8 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 780 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 24 GB | up to 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 3.1 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple M5 GPU | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 2005 MHz | 840 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 64MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2025 Quarter 4 | 2021 Quarter 1 |
| Partnumber | SM8350 | |
| Vertical Segment | Tablets | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
Popular comparisons:
1
Apple A9 vs Unisoc T8300
2
Unisoc T820 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7360
3
Samsung Exynos 7884B vs HiSilicon Kirin 950
4
Samsung Exynos 850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
5
Unisoc SC9832E vs Samsung Exynos 2400
6
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
7
Samsung Exynos 7870 vs MediaTek MT6739
8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
9
MediaTek Dimensity 6080 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Unisoc SC9863A