Apple M2 iPad vs Apple M5 (iPad)
SOC · Specs Compare
CPU
Architecture
4x 3.49 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.42 GHz – Blizzard
4x 4.6 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz –
Frequency
3490 MHz
4600 MHz
Cores
8
10
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache
192 KB
320 KB
L2 cache
0
16 MB
Process
5 nm
3 nm
Transistor count
20
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TDP
15 W
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Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Graphics
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
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GPU frequency
1398 MHz
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Execution units
8
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Shading units
128
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Memory
Memory Type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
6400 MHz
4800 MHz
Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s
153 Gb/s
AI
NPU
Apple Neural Engine
Apple Neural Engine
Theoretical Performance
15.8 TOPS
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Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
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Storage type
NVMe
NVMe
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
2752 x 2064
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
- H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
- AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed
Up to 7500 Mbps
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Upload speed
Up to 3000 Mbps
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Wi-Fi
6
7
Bluetooth
5.0
6.0
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Info
Announced
Jun 2022
Oct 2025
Class
Flagship
Flagship
Model number
APL1109
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Benchmark
AnTuTu 10
2,188,966
3,155,649
Geekbench 6
2,623
4,175
Geekbench 6
9,803
15,577
FP32 (float)
2,918
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.