Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
November 2020
March 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Mid range
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1102
SM7475-AB
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.49 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
2910 MHz
Transistor count
-
10.2
Instruction set
-
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Adreno 725
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
580 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3360 x 1600
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
1.7817 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
2
Shading units
-
768
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.1
DirectX version
-
12.1
Connectivity
4G support
-
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
-
Yes
Bluetooth
-
5.3
Wi-Fi
-
6
Navigation
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
2x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
25.6 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
2 MB
Audio codecs
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP
Storage type
-
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
-
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
-
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Yes
TDP
14 W
6 W
Advantages
Apple M1 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 25.6 Gbit/s)
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: March 2023 (November 2020 vs March 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+36%
2319
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1699
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+92%
8478
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
4419
FP32 (float)
Apple M1 iPad
+50%
2696
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1799
SiliconCat Rating
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
25
Ranks 25 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
