Apple M5 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 (61/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 (iPad):
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 61)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 61.0 Average |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 61.0 Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 98% |
| Graphics test | — | 7 FPS |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | Yes |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 562487 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 419835 |
| Memory | 458312 | 279528 |
| Total score | 3396957 | — |
| UX | 660296 | 399074 |
| Total score | — | 1660924 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X44x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A7203x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A520 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | — |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv9.2-A |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 5.5 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Modem | C1X | Snapdragon X63 5G |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
| Download speed | — | Up to 5000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 3500 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 157.3 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 | 23 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Asset compression | — | 208.2 MB/sec |
| Background blur | — | 16.6 images/sec |
| Edge detection | — | 0.52 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | — | 5.81 images/sec |
| Feature matching | — | 0.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | — | 0.47 Gpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 152.6 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | — | 0.46 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | — | 117.5 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 165.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | — | 1469.7 FPS |
| Photo processing | — | 49.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 5.63 Mpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | — | 23.1 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 1459.2 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | — |
| DirectX version | — | 12.1 |
| GPU frequency | — | 950 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 3 |
| Shading units | — | 256 |
| Total shaders | — | 768 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | March 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | T8142 | — |
| Model number | — | SM7675-AB |
| Official page | — | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 67.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 4200 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 200MP |
| Max display resolution | — | 2560 x 1600 |
| Storage type | — | UFS 4.0 |
| Video capture | — | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- VP8- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 4K at 60FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-04(Samarth Kawade) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-07-05(Aditay) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-08(Santu) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-14(Alex) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-01(Gokul) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-15(Moxnatiybobr) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-16(Fahas Pasha) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 13620 |
| Phones tested | — | 4 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 41779 |
| Video editing score | — | 6702 |
| Web score | — | 18307 |
| Writing score | — | 23052 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Realme GT Neo 6 SE | — | 1695482 |
| 2.OnePlus Ace 3V | — | 1649673 |
| 3.OnePlus Nord 4 | — | 1645573 |
| 4.Realme GT 6T | — | 1570253 |
| Phones with Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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