M5 (iPad) vs M2 (iPad)
We compared the 10-core Apple M5 (iPad) (Apple M5 GPU) with the older 8-core M2 (iPad) (Apple M2 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 a smaller size transistor (3 versus 5 nm)
- Supports 49% higher memory bandwidth (153 against 102.4 GB/s)
- Performs 45% better in floating-point computations
- Has 2 more cores
- 32% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 3490 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 34%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3396K vs 2536K
- Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 965229 | 841074 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 801119 |
| Memory | 458312 | 371059 |
| UX | 660296 | 523068 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 2536320 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | 386.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | 238.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | 269.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | 236.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 334.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | 42 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | 106.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | 10.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 153 images/sec | 74.8 images/sec |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | 93.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | 1.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | 1.92 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | 2.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | 0.53 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | 129.5 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | 5024.6 FPS |
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Samples | 4 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 4104 | 2474 |
| Stability | 71% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 18 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 17310 | 8572 |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | 66 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | 23 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 6808 |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 40 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 M2 (iPad)
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of M5 (iPad) and M2 (iPad)CPU
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz β 6x 2.95 GHz β |
4x 3.49 GHz β Avalanche 4x 2.42 GHz β Blizzard |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3490 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 20 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 20 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple M5 GPU | Apple M2 GPU |
| Architecture | Apple GPU | Apple GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Pipelines | 10 | 8 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1280 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 2863.1 Gigaflops |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 15.8 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 102.4 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 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 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | C1X | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | - | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3000 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | October 2025 | June 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8142 | APL1109 |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 (iPad) |
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