Apple M3 (iPad) 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 M3 (iPad) (97/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| DeviceBenchmark Score | 97.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 98.0 Excellent | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
| NanoReview Score | — | 99.0 Excellent |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | — |
| Stability | 70% | 71% |
| Graphics test | — | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | — | 88 FPS |
| Section 2 | — | 63 FPS |
| Section 3 | — | 46 FPS |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 18 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | Apple Neural Engine |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 782907 | 965229 |
| GPU | 1029236 | 1313129 |
| Memory | 305749 | 458312 |
| Total score | 2777287 | — |
| UX | 659395 | 660296 |
| Total score | — | 3396957 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – |
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Frequency | 4050 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | — |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 20 W | — |
| Transistor count | 25 billion | — |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | — | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | — | 16 MB |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
| Modem | — | C1X |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Asset compression | 458.1 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 48.2 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 1.93 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 108.3 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 2.41 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 422.1 Mpixels/sec | 549.3 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.6 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 1.43 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 287.2 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 299.9 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 4690 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 116.1 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 13.4 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 4 tests | 4 tests |
| Stereo matching | 128.9 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Asset compression | — | 576.8 MB/sec |
| Background blur | — | 55 images/sec |
| Edge detection | — | 2.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | — | 177.6 images/sec |
| Feature matching | — | 0.95 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | — | 5.76 Gpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 374.9 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | — | 2.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | — | 452.7 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 380 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | — | 6580.5 FPS |
| Photo processing | — | 161.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 18.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | — | 188 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3179.5 Gigaflops | 4147.2 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1380 MHz | — |
| Pipelines | 9 | — |
| Shading units | 128 | — |
| Total shaders | 1152 | — |
| GPU frequency | — | 1620 MHz |
Info
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2023 | October 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | — | T8142 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 102.4 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 24 GB | — |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | — |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | — |
| Max bandwidth | — | 153 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 4800 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | — |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | — |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | — |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Audio codecs | — | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max display resolution | — | 2752 x 2064 |
| Storage type | — | NVMe |
| Video capture | — | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 4K at 60FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | Apple M5 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2025-09-28->will09 | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-01-26(Bearry) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-03(Bearry) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-21(Noora) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-22(Noora) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-08(Bearry) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-12(Kaimen) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-17(Jacob) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | — | AnTuTu |
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