Apple M5 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 980
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to HiSilicon Kirin 980 (35/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 (iPad):
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 33)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 33.0 Poor |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 35.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 48% |
| Graphics test | — | 4 FPS |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | Yes |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 322481 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 107109 |
| Memory | 458312 | 146249 |
| Total score | 3396957 | — |
| UX | 660296 | 160916 |
| Total score | — | 736755 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A762x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A764x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | — |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | — | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | — | 4 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 6 W |
| Transistor count | — | 6.9 billion |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Modem | C1X | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | — | No |
| Download speed | — | Up to 1400 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 200 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Vulkan |
| 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 | — |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 85.1 Mpixels/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 | — |
| Samples | 4 tests | 18 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Asset compression | — | 128.6 MB/sec |
| Background blur | — | 10.1 images/sec |
| Edge detection | — | 0.28 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | — | 3.47 images/sec |
| Feature matching | — | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | — | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 75 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | — | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | — | 59.9 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 97.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | — | 485.7 FPS |
| Photo processing | — | 22.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 3.74 Mpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | — | 12.1 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 345.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | — |
| GPU frequency | — | 720 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 10 |
| Shading units | — | 24 |
| Total shaders | — | 240 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | August 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8142 | — |
| Official page | — | HiSilicon Kirin 980 official site |
| Successor | — | -HiSilicon Kirin 9000S |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 24 GB | — |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | — |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | — |
| Max bandwidth | — | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 8 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Audio codecs | — | - AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
| Max display resolution | — | 3120 x 1440 |
| Storage type | — | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 |
| Video capture | — | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 4K at 30FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-05-01(gay) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-03(KiviEgg228) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-16(Absolute_Subzero) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-29(Chakwawkun) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-23(Ha0ntslo) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-25(Mrhuh) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-01(Kiên 🐜) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-14(Adiit) | — | GeekBench GPU |
Gaming
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Mobile | — | 39 FPS[Ultra] |
| Device | — | Huawei Nova 5T1080 x 2340 |
| Fortnite | — | 28 FPS[High] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | — | 60 FPS[Ultra] |
| PUBG Mobile | — | 56 FPS[Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | — | 51 FPS[Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | — | 60 FPS[Ultra] |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 7472 |
| Phones tested | — | 6 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 14221 |
| Video editing score | — | 5774 |
| Web score | — | 7820 |
| Writing score | — | 10928 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Huawei P30 Pro | — | 751826 |
| 2.Honor 20 | — | 736836 |
| 3.Huawei Mate 20 Pro | — | 736755 |
| 4.Honor 20 Pro | — | 734635 |
| 5.Huawei Nova 5T | — | 733241 |
| 6.Huawei P30 | — | 732904 |
| Phones with Kirin 980 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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