Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G vs Apple M5 (9C10G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(1P+3M+4E) 8 Threads(1P+3M+4E) 2.4GHz	9 Cores(3P+6E) 9 Threads(3P+6E) 4.46GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU Adreno 642L	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.13 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 32.32 TOPSINT8 Tensor

Core Config

8 Cores 1P 3M 4E	9 Cores 3P - 6E
8 Threads 1P 3M 4E	9 Threads 3P - 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 2.4GHz	Base Clock 4.46GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P 64KB M 32KB E	L1i 192KB P - 128KB E
L1d 64KB P 64KB M 32KB E	L1d 128KB P - 64KB E
L2 512KB P 512KB M 128KB E - -	L2 1MB P - - 16MB P shared 6MB E shared
SLC Cache 3MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 32-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s UC·Spec·OC 153.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 15W
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU Adreno 642L	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Shaders 512	Shaders 1280
Boost Clock 550MHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.13 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 32.32 TOPSINT8 Tensor

NPU

NPU Model Hexagon 770	NPU Model H17 Theia
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 12 TOPS	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Cellular

Modem Model X53	Modem Model -
Cellular 5G mmWave	Cellular -
Peak Down Up to 3.7Gbps	Peak Down -
Peak Up Up to 2.9Gbps	Peak Up -

Chip

Manufacturer Qualcomm	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Kryo 670ARMv8.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family 7 Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename - - Cortex-A78P-Core Cortex-A78M-Core Cortex-A55E-Core	Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core - AS15EE-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date May 19, 2021	Release Date Oct 15, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N6	Fabrication Node N3P

Images

Used In

Smartphones Nothing Phone 1	Smartphones -
Tablets Galaxy Tab S7 FE(SD 778G, Mid 2021)	Tablets iPad Pro 11" Gen 6(M5, Late 2025)iPad Pro 13" Gen 8(M5, Late 2025)

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