Apple M2 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M2 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
June 2022
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1109
SM8650-AB
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
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
3500 MHz
3300 MHz
Instruction set
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ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
Adreno 750
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
770 MHz
Max display resolution
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3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
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Connectivity

4G support
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LTE Cat. 24
5G support
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Yes
Bluetooth
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5.4
Wi-Fi
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7
Navigation
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GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
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LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s
64 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
16 MB
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Audio codecs
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AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
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1x 200MP
Storage type
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UFS 4.0
Video codecs
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H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
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8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
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8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
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Hexagon
TDP
15 W
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Advantages

Apple M2 iPad
Apple M2 iPad
  • Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3500 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (102.4 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (June 2022 vs October 2023)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple M2 iPad
+20% 2633
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Multi Core
Apple M2 iPad
+40% 9898
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085

Geekbench 5

Single Core
Apple M2 iPad
+104% 1854
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908
Multi Core
Apple M2 iPad
+109% 8464
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4048

SiliconCat Rating

6
Ranks 6 among all SOC on our website
13
Ranks 13 among all SOC on our website
Apple M2 iPad
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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