Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
November 2020
December 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
APL1102
SM8450
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3000 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Adreno 730
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
818 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
2.5128 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, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
1 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
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Hexagon
TDP
14 W
5.3 W
Advantages
Apple M1 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: December 2021 (November 2020 vs December 2021)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+39%
2319
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1664
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+110%
8478
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4030
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+170%
1683
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
623
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+234%
7150
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2142
FP32 (float)
Apple M1 iPad
+8%
2696
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2487
SiliconCat Rating
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
28
Ranks 28 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
