Apple A19 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 A19 (90/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 90.0 Excellent | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 92.0 Excellent | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | 88 FPS |
| Section 2 | 36 FPS | 63 FPS |
| Section 3 | 31 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Stability | 72% | 71% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 598735 | 965229 |
| GPU | 803562 | 1313129 |
| Memory | 200566 | 458312 |
| Total score | 2156126 | 3396957 |
| UX | 553263 | 660296 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.26 GHz – Everest4x 2.6 GHz – Sawtooth | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – |
| Cores | 6 | 10 |
| Frequency | 4260 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.4-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | — |
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 | C1X |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Asset compression | 313.7 MB/sec | 576.8 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 39.9 images/sec | 55 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.34 Gpixels/sec | 2.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 90.4 images/sec | 177.6 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.49 Gpixels/sec | 0.95 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 3.16 Gpixels/sec | 5.76 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 311.5 Mpixels/sec | 549.3 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 220.3 pages/sec | 374.9 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.07 Gpixels/sec | 2.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 305.8 images/sec | 452.7 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 210.4 Mpixels/sec | 380 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3104.2 FPS | 6580.5 FPS |
| Photo processing | 102.1 images/sec | 161.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 9.89 Mpixels/sec | 18.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 9 tests | 4 tests |
| Stereo matching | 90.3 Gpixels/sec | 188 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 2073.6 Gigaflops | 4147.2 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 5 | — |
| Shading units | 128 | — |
| Total shaders | 640 | — |
Info
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2025 | October 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8150a | T8142 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 68.2 Gb/s | 153 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple A19 | 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 camera resolution | 1x 48MP | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9- Motion JPEG | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max display resolution | — | 2752 x 2064 |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-06-14(atteche) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-05(User898) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-20(Ph) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-21(fanz) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-25(Taelnwza) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-06(yuki) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-07(Aarav) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple A19 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Apple iPhone 17e | 2272175 | — |
| 2.Apple iPhone 17 | 2156126 | — |
| Phones with Apple A19 | AnTuTu v11 | — |
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