Apple M5 (iPad) vs MediaTek Helio G99

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)

Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Helio G99 (31/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M5 (iPad):
  • + Higher Performance score (99 vs 26)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 (iPad)
Apple

Apple M5 (iPad)

99/100
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MediaTek Helio G99
MediaTek

MediaTek Helio G99

31/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
NanoReview Score 99.0 Excellent —
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 26.0 Poor
DeviceBenchmark Score — 31.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

3DMark

3DMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
Graphics test 30 FPS —
Section 1 88 FPS —
Section 2 63 FPS —
Section 3 46 FPS —
Stability 71% 98%
Graphics test — 1 FPS

AI Accelerator

AI Accelerator specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine —
Neural processor (NPU) — Yes

AnTuTu 11

AnTuTu 11 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
CPU 965229 218545
GPU 1313129 43804
Memory 458312 156545
Total score 3396957 —
UX 660296 135696
Total score — 554590

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
Architecture 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A766x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 10 8
Frequency 4610 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A —
L1 cache 192 KB —
L2 cache 16 MB —
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Process 3 nanometers 6 nanometers
Instruction set — ARMv8.2-A
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) — 5 W

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
4G support LTE Cat. 24 —
5G support Yes —
Bluetooth 6.0 5.2
Modem C1X —
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Wi-Fi 7 5
4G support — LTE Cat. 13
5G support — No
Download speed — Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed — Up to 150 Mbps

GeekBench 6

GeekBench 6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
API Metal OpenCL
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 63.4 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 82 tests
Stereo matching 188 Gpixels/sec —
Asset compression — 96.3 MB/sec
Background blur — 5.68 images/sec
Edge detection — 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Face detection — 1 images/sec
Feature matching — 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur — 0.06 Gpixels/sec
HTML 5 Browser — 52 pages/sec
Horizon detection — 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Image detection — 38.5 images/sec
PDF Renderer — 72.2 Mpixels/sec
Particle physics — 251.6 FPS
Photo processing — 16.6 images/sec
Ray tracing — 2.79 Mpixels/sec
Stereo matching — 4.16 Gpixels/sec

Graphics

Graphics specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
FLOPS 4147.2 Gigaflops 128 Gigaflops
GPU frequency 1620 MHz —
DirectX version — 12
GPU frequency — 1000 MHz
OpenCL version — 2.0
Pipelines — 2
Shading units — 32
Total shaders — 64
Vulkan version — 1.3

Info

Info specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
Announced October 2025 May 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number T8142 —
Model number — MT6789
Official page — MediaTek Helio G99 official site

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
Bus 8x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 153 Gb/s —
Max size 24 GB —
Memory frequency 4800 MHz —
Memory type LPDDR5X —
Max bandwidth — 17 Gb/s
Max size — 12 GB
Memory frequency — 2133 MHz
Memory type — LPDDR4X

Multimedia (ISP)

Multimedia (ISP) specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
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 — - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV
Max camera resolution — 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Max display resolution — 2520 x 1080
Storage type — UFS 2.2
Video capture — 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs — - H.264- H.265- VP9
Video playback — 2K at 30FPS

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
Date Benchmark Benchmark
📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) GeekBench GPU —
📘 2026-07-17->Libero GeekBench GPU —
📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) AnTuTu —
📘 2026-08-09(den) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-14(pn08532) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-16(Hüseyn Alizade) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-16(Kien) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-16(Xuân Thịnh) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-23(Gigachad) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-23(Mugivara29) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-26(Neeraj) — AnTuTu

Gaming

Gaming specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
Call of Duty: Mobile — 37 FPS[Ultra]
Device — Cubot X701080 x 2408
Genshin Impact — 48 FPS[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang — 55 FPS[Ultra]
PUBG Mobile — 86 FPS[Low]
Shadowgun Legends — 91 FPS[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz — 66 FPS[Ultra]

PCMark 3.0

PCMark 3.0 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
Data manipulation score — 7349
Phones tested — 37 models
Photo editing score — 25535
Video editing score — 6615
Web score — 9196
Writing score — 12807

Smartphones

Smartphones specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 (iPad) MediaTek Helio G99
1.Tecno Camon 30 — 591209
10.Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G — 570767
2.Tecno Spark 20 Pro — 586415
3.Tecno Spark 20 Pro Plus — 585344
4.Infinix Hot 40 Pro — 583602
5.Vivo V27e — 581988
6.Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S — 581553
7.Infinix Note 40 — 581489
8.Tecno Pova 6 — 575538
9.Tecno Camon 20 Pro — 574290
Phones with Helio G99 — AnTuTu v11

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