Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
November 2020
January 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1102
SM8250-AC
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
7 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
-
10.3
Instruction set
-
ARMv8.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Adreno 650
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
670 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
2
Shading units
-
512
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.1
DirectX version
-
12.1
Connectivity
4G support
-
LTE Cat. 22
5G support
-
Yes
Bluetooth
-
5.2
Wi-Fi
-
6
Navigation
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
44 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
1 MB
Audio codecs
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Storage type
-
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Video codecs
-
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Hexagon 698
TDP
14 W
6 W
Advantages
Apple M1 iPad
- Higher Technology: 5 nm (5 nm vs 7 nm)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
Snapdragon 870
- Newer Launch Date: January 2021 (November 2020 vs January 2021)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+101%
2319
Snapdragon 870
1151
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+154%
8478
Snapdragon 870
3336
FP32 (float)
Apple M1 iPad
+99%
2696
Snapdragon 870
1358
SiliconCat Rating
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
47
Ranks 47 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
