Comparison Between Apple iPad 2 A5 and Tegra 2

	APPLE A5	Tegra 2
Price	$25	$15-20
Processor
CPU	Dual-Core ARM Cortex A9	Dual-Core ARM Cortex A9
Frequency	1 GHz, per core	1 GHz, per core
L2 Cache		1 MB
L1 Cache (I/D)		(32KB / 32KB) per core
Memory
Frequency	LPDDR2	DDR2-667 (Tegra 250) LPDDR2-600 (Tegra 230 and Tegra 250)
Memory Size	512 MB	Up to 1GB
GPU
Architecture	PowerVR SGX 543MP2	ULP GeForce
Cores		8
Fully Programmable		Yes
OpenGL ES Version		2
OpenVG		1.1
EGL		1.4
Video (1080p)
Decode	H.264 MPEG4 MJPEG	H.264 VC-1 AP MPEG2 MPEG4 DivX 4/5 XviD HT H.263 Theora VP8 WMV Sorenson Spark Real Video VP6
Encode	H.264 720p MPEG4 MJPEG	H.264 1080p MPEG4 H.263 VP8
Video Teleconference (VTC)	H.264 MPEG4	H.264 MPEG4 H.263 VP8
Audio
Decode	HE AAC AAC MP3 AIFF WAV	AAC-LC AAC+ eAAC+ MP3 MP3 VBR WAV/PCM AMR-NB AMR-WB BSAC MPEG-2 Audio Vorbis WMA 9 WMA Lossless WMA Pro G.729a * G.711 * QCELP * EVRC * * Through third party
Encode	HE AAC AAC MP3 AIFF WAV	AAC LC AAC+ eAAC+ PCM/WAV AMR-NB AMR-WB
Imaging
Primary Camera	720P	12 MP
Secondary Camera	VGA	5 MP
Mpixel/s		150
Digital Zoom	4x	Up to 16x
JPEG Decoding/Encoding		80MP/sec
Still image stabilitization		Yes
Video stabilization		Yes
Features		Auto Exposure Auto White Balance Auto Focus Lens Shading 9th order De-Mosaic Sharpening Programmable De-Noise
MIPI CSI		Yes
Display
Display Controllers		2 simultaneous
HDMI 1.3		1920x1080
LCD	1024x768	1024x600 (Tegra 230) 1680x1050 (Tegra 250)
CRT		1280x1024 (Tegra 230) 1600x1200 (Tegra 250)
MIPI DSI		Yes
Package
Package		12x12 PoP (Tegra 230 and Tegra 250) 23x23 BGA (Tegra 250)
Process	45 nm	40 nm

According to lalit, "in both CPU and GPU performance Apple’s A5 processor left NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 in the dust, performing at least 2x faster and sometimes even 5x faster. Apple is not only able to compete with other chipmakers, but as of now they have the best ARM dual-core processor on the market. And the bad news for other smartphone and tablet makers is that only Apple products like iPad and iPhone will have access to A5 processor".