M5 (iPad) vs A19 Pro
We compared the 10-core Apple M5 (iPad) (custom) with the older 6-core A19 Pro (Apple A19 Pro GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Apple M5 (iPad)
- Supports 99% higher memory bandwidth (153 against 76.8 GB/s)
- Has 4 more cores
- Performs 67% better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 34%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3396K vs 2538K
- 8% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 4260 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 965229 | 753740 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 926158 |
| Memory | 458312 | 217137 |
| UX | 660296 | 641716 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 2538751 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [23 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | 338.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | 246.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | 235.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | 358.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 337.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | 43.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | 109.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | 10.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 16 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 153 images/sec | 96.5 images/sec |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | 104.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | 1.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | 1.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | 3.46 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | 0.61 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | 119 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | 4071.9 FPS |
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Samples | 4 tests | 9 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 4104 | 2487 |
| Stability | 71% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 18 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 17310 | 10999 |
| Graphics test | 66 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | 36 FPS |
Recent User Tests
Apple M5 (iPad)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (patrick) | AnTuTu 11 | 3511739 |
| π 2026-08-12 (LBWNB) | AnTuTu 11 | 3396957 |
| π 2026-07-17 -> Libero | Geekbench 6 GPU | 76909 |
| π 2026-07-17 -> Libero | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4193 / 15913 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Toxicaliv) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 76009 |
Apple A19 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-21 (Md.Imran Shafiq) | AnTuTu 11 | 2602137 |
| π 2026-09-16 (Anatoli) | AnTuTu 11 | 2304042 |
| π 2026-07-31 (xon1005) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4028 / 10579 |
| π 2026-06-15 (Domi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2427596 |
| π 2026-06-09 (Cristiano) | AnTuTu 11 | 2258714 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of M5 (iPad) and A19 ProCPU
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz β 6x 2.95 GHz β |
2x 4.26 GHz β 4x 2.6 GHz β |
| Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | - | Apple A19 Pro GPU |
| Architecture | - | Apple A GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | - | 6 |
| Shading units | - | 128 |
| Total shaders | - | 768 |
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 2488.3 Gigaflops |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 35 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | - |
| Max camera resolution | - | 3x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | C1X | Snapdragon X80 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | - | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2025 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8142 | APL1V12 |
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