Apple M5 iPad
Apple M5 iPad vs Apple A20 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M5 iPad and Apple A20 Pro mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Apple
Launch Date
October 2025
September 2026
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
M5 (iPad)
Apple A20 Pro
Architecture
4x 4.6 GHz – 6x 2.95 GHz –
2x 4.93 GHz + 4x 2.64 GHz
Cores
10
6
Technology
3 nm
2 nm
Frequency
4600 MHz
4.93 GHz
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9.4-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
-
Apple A20 Pro GPU
GPU frequency
-
1620 MHz
Max display resolution
2752 x 2064
-
FLOPS
-
2903 GFLOPS
Execution units
-
7
Shading units
-
128
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
6.0
Bluetooth 6.0
Wi-Fi
7
Wi-Fi 7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
96-bit
Miscellaneous
L1 Cache
320 KB
192 KB
L2 Cache
16 MB
16 MB
Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
Max camera resolution
-
3x 48 MP
Storage type
NVMe
NVMe
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 120 FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple Neural Engine
Dual 16-core Apple Neural Engine
Advantages
Apple M5 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz (4600 MHz vs 4.93 GHz)
Apple A20 Pro
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (3 nm vs 2 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (October 2025 vs September 2026)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M5 iPad
4217
Apple A20 Pro
+12%
4713
Multi Core
Apple M5 iPad
+22%
15421
Apple A20 Pro
12599
Geekbench 7
Single Core
Apple M5 iPad
3559
Apple A20 Pro
+13%
4015
Multi Core
Apple M5 iPad
+37%
15313
Apple A20 Pro
11142
AntuTu 11
Apple M5 iPad
3396957
Apple A20 Pro
+1%
3434654
SiliconCat Rating
3
Ranks 3 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Apple A20 Pro
