M5 (iPad) vs A20 Pro
We compared the 10-core Apple M5 (iPad) (custom) with the newer 6-core A20 Pro (Apple A20 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)
- Has 4 more cores
- Performs 43% better in floating-point computations
- Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (153 against 115.2 GB/s)
Pros of Apple A20 Pro
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- 7% higher CPU clock speed (4930 vs 4610 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 965229 | 879839 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 1407166 |
| Memory | 458312 | 418755 |
| UX | 660296 | 728894 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 3434654 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 4 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 153 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | - |
| API | Metal | - |
| Samples | 4 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 4104 | 4263 |
| Stability | 71% | - |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 17310 | 17850 |
| Graphics test | 66 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 9024 |
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 A20 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-25 -> Libero | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4707 / 12705 |
| π 2026-09-25 -> Libero | Geekbench 6 GPU | 65077 |
| π 2026-09-24 (Ianzzzz) | AnTuTu 11 | 3659652 |
| π 2026-09-20 (ThΓ©o's) | AnTuTu 11 | 3428810 |
| π 2026-09-12 (hiya) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 64915 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of M5 (iPad) and A20 ProCPU
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz β 6x 2.95 GHz β |
2x 4.93 GHz β 4x 2.64 GHz β |
| Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.4-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | - | Apple A20 Pro GPU |
| Architecture | - | Apple A GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | - | 7 |
| Shading units | - | 128 |
| Total shaders | - | 896 |
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 2903 Gigaflops |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 3x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 115.2 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 | Apple C2 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| 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 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8142 | APL1Y01 |
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