The iPad A5X Vs Nvidia Tegra 3 Or: The Problem With Benchmarks

    Laptop Magazine attempts something both noble and rote — benchmarking the iPad's A5X chip against the competing Tegra 3 chip from Nvidia, commonly found in Android tablets. The Tegra 3 wins on two metrics; the A5X on one. But every test is loaded with caveats, and the iPad seems to win on the experience: "comparing tablet-to-tablet rather than chip-to-chip, the iPad’s screen makes the gaming experience a much tastier visual feast than you get on the Transformer Prime." Numbers aren't an experience, they're just numbers.

    Matt Buchanan
    by Matt Buchanan

    BuzzFeed Staff

    The iPad A5X Vs Nvidia Tegra 3 Or: The Problem With Benchmarks

    blog.laptopmag.com

    Laptop Magazine attempts something both noble and rote — benchmarking the iPad's A5X chip against the competing Tegra 3 chip from Nvidia, commonly found in Android tablets. The Tegra 3 wins on two metrics; the A5X on one. But every test is loaded with caveats, and the iPad seems to win on the experience: "comparing tablet-to-tablet rather than chip-to-chip, the iPad’s screen makes the gaming experience a much tastier visual feast than you get on the Transformer Prime." Numbers aren't an experience, they're just numbers.