M5 (iPad) vs M1 (iPad)
We compared the 10-core Apple M5 (iPad) (Apple M5 GPU) with the older 8-core M1 (iPad) (Apple M1 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 124% higher memory bandwidth (153 against 68.25 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 5 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 68%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3396K vs 2027K
- Performs 58% better in floating-point computations
- 44% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 3200 MHz)
- Has 2 more cores
- Higher GPU frequency (~27%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 965229 | 629472 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 687856 |
| Memory | 458312 | 214672 |
| UX | 660296 | 495700 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 2027700 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [9 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | 331.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | 174.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | 223.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | 192.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 290 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | 34.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | 72.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | 9.72 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 5 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 153 images/sec | 59.4 images/sec |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | 71.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | 1.09 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | 1.52 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | 1.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | 0.42 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | 107 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | 3208.4 FPS |
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Samples | 4 tests | Less than 3 |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 4104 | 1965 |
| Stability | 71% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 15 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 17310 | 6406 |
| Stability | - | 83% |
| Graphics test | 66 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | 19 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 5045 |
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
Recent User Tests
Apple M5 (iPad)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-06 (Ty) | AnTuTu 11 | 3824321 |
| 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 |
Apple M1 (iPad)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-24 -> op1 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2420 / 8793 |
| π 2026-07-04 (γ―γ©η΅Ά) | AnTuTu 11 | 2074840 |
| π 2026-04-18 (Avacada) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2385 / 8775 |
| π 2026-04-08 (AL10) | AnTuTu 11 | 2123766 |
| π 2026-03-29 (Blizz) | AnTuTu 11 | 2011970 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of M5 (iPad) and M1 (iPad)CPU
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz β 6x 2.95 GHz β |
4x 3.2 GHz β Firestorm 4x 2.1 GHz β Icestorm |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 16 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 14 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple M5 GPU | Apple M1 GPU |
| Architecture | Apple GPU | Apple GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Pipelines | 10 | 8 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1280 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 2617 Gigaflops |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 11 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 68.25 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | C1X | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | - | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | October 2025 | November 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8142 | APL1102 |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 (iPad) |
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