Apple M5 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G (38/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 38.0 Poor |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 35.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 80% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 770 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 304111 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 99905 |
| Memory | 458312 | 148356 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 782789 |
| UX | 660296 | 230417 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 5 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Modem | C1X | X53 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Download speed | — | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 1600 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | 153.3 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | 10.6 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | 1.58 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 92.7 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | 73.8 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | 56.1 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | 113.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | 494.4 FPS |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | 26.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | 4.21 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 3 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | 7.63 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 752.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 490 MHz |
| DirectX version | — | 12.1 |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 2 |
| Shading units | — | 256 |
| Total shaders | — | 512 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.1 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | March 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | T8142 | SM7350-AB |
| Official page | — | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G official site |
| Successor | — | -Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 17 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- VP8- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 192MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2024-03-02(oneyx) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2024-06-19(no) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2025-11-25(Morpheus) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2025-12-29(Kompyutershik) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-02-08(TimXker) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 8713 |
| Phones tested | — | Less than 3 |
| Photo editing score | — | 20935 |
| Video editing score | — | 6615 |
| Web score | — | 8401 |
| Writing score | — | 12064 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G | — | 782789 |
| Phones with Snapdragon 780G | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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