Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 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 8 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
November 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1102
SM8550-AB
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Adreno 740
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
680 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
2
Shading units
-
1280
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
-
7
Navigation
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
64 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, UFS 4.0
Video codecs
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
-
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Hexagon
TDP
14 W
6.3 W
Advantages
Apple M1 iPad
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (November 2020 vs November 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+16%
2319
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+59%
8478
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+219%
1683
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
528
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+306%
7150
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1761
FP32 (float)
Apple M1 iPad
2696
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+25%
3377
SiliconCat Rating
10
Ranks 10 among all SOC on our website
22
Ranks 22 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
