Apple A13 Bionic vs Apple M5 (iPad)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to Apple A13 Bionic (54/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 54.0 Below Average | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 54.0 Below Average | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 12 FPS | 88 FPS |
| Section 2 | 10 FPS | 63 FPS |
| Section 3 | 7 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Stability | 74% | 71% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 5 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 296803 | 965229 |
| GPU | 301818 | 1313129 |
| Memory | 149834 | 458312 |
| Total score | 1101851 | 3396957 |
| UX | 353396 | 660296 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.65 GHz – Lightning4x 1.6 GHz – Thunder | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – |
| Cores | 6 | 10 |
| Frequency | 2650 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | — |
| Transistor count | 8.5 billion | — |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Upload speed | Up to 350 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Modem | — | C1X |
Gaming
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS[Ultra] | — |
| Device | Apple iPhone 11 Pro828 x 1792 | — |
| Fortnite | 60 FPS[High] | — |
| Genshin Impact | 59 FPS[Ultra] | — |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS[Ultra] | — |
| PUBG Mobile | 57 FPS[Ultra] | — |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS[Ultra] | — |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Asset compression | 146.8 MB/sec | 576.8 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 13.9 images/sec | 55 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.68 Gpixels/sec | 2.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 25.6 images/sec | 177.6 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.19 Gpixels/sec | 0.95 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.77 Gpixels/sec | 5.76 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 130.3 Mpixels/sec | 549.3 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 90.1 pages/sec | 374.9 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.44 Gpixels/sec | 2.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 85.1 images/sec | 452.7 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 103.5 Mpixels/sec | 380 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1367.9 FPS | 6580.5 FPS |
| Photo processing | 38.5 images/sec | 161.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.69 Mpixels/sec | 18.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 12 tests | 4 tests |
| Stereo matching | 45.7 Gpixels/sec | 188 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 629.8 Gigaflops | 4147.2 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1230 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | — |
| Shading units | 64 | — |
| Total shaders | 256 | — |
Info
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2019 | October 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Successor | -Apple A19 Pro | — |
| Model number | — | T8142 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gb/s | 153 Gb/s |
| Max size | 4 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AAX- AAX+- AC-3- AIFF- CAF- E-AC-3- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max display resolution | 2688 x 1242 | 2752 x 2064 |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- Motion JPEG | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-06-14(Islem Nabet) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-04->TranHongPhuc | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-05(LOFEIN) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-10(NotBaoxD) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-16(Slarpunk) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-04(Feonton) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max | 1182914 | — |
| 2.Apple iPhone 11 | 1101851 | — |
| 3.Apple iPhone 11 Pro | 1096858 | — |
| 4.Apple iPhone SE (2020) | 1033357 | — |
| Phones with A13 Bionic | AnTuTu v11 | — |
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