Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
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 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
November 2020
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1102
SM8650-AB
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3300 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Adreno 750
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
770 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
-
Connectivity
4G support
-
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
-
Yes
Bluetooth
-
5.4
Wi-Fi
-
7
Navigation
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
64 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
-
Audio codecs
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP
Storage type
-
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, 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
-
Advantages
Apple M1 iPad
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (November 2020 vs October 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+6%
2319
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+20%
8478
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+85%
1683
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+77%
7150
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4048
SiliconCat Rating
10
Ranks 10 among all SOC on our website
15
Ranks 15 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
