Apple M2 iPad
Apple M2 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 M2 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
June 2022
March 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Mid range
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1109
SM7475-AB
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
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
3500 MHz
2910 MHz
Transistor count
-
10.2
Instruction set
-
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
Adreno 725
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
580 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3360 x 1600
FLOPS
2.918 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
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
2x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s
25.6 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
16 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
15 W
6 W
Advantages
Apple M2 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3500 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (102.4 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 (June 2022 vs March 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M2 iPad
+55%
2633
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1699
Multi Core
Apple M2 iPad
+124%
9898
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
4419
FP32 (float)
Apple M2 iPad
+61%
2889
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1799
SiliconCat Rating
5
Ranks 5 among all SOC on our website
25
Ranks 25 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
