Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs M5 (iPad)
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (Adreno 850) with the older 10-core Apple M5 (iPad) (custom) 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 53%) AnTuTu 11 score β 5195K vs 3396K
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 4610 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple M5 (iPad)
- Has 2 more cores
- Supports 34% higher memory bandwidth (153 against 113.8 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1407243 | 965229 |
| GPU | 1940214 | 1313129 |
| Memory | 739539 | 458312 |
| UX | 1108982 | 660296 |
| Total score | 5195978 | 3396957 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [3 tests] |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
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 |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 4310 | 4104 |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 18485 | 17310 |
| Graphics test | - | 66 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 88 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 63 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 46 FPS |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
No benchmark results yet
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 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and M5 (iPad)CPU
| Architecture | 2x 5.01 GHz β 3x 4.03 GHz β 3x 3.74 GHz β |
4x 4.61 GHz β 6x 2.95 GHz β |
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Frequency | 5010 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.4-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 850 | - |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | - |
| GPU frequency | 1450 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | - |
| Shading units | 512 | - |
| Total shaders | 1536 | - |
| FLOPS | 4454.4 Gigaflops | 4147.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 24 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 113.8 Gb/s | 153 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 2752 x 2064 |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - H.266 (VVC) - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm X105 | C1X |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 14800 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 4200 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | September 2026 | October 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8975 | T8142 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 official site | - |
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