Apple M2 iPad
Apple M2 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M2 iPad and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
June 2022
May 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
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Model Name
APL1109
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X23x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A7104x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3500 MHz
3200 MHz
Instruction set
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ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
Adreno 730
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
900 MHz
Max display resolution
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3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
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OpenCL version
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2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.1
DirectX version
-
12
Connectivity
4G support
-
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
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Yes
Bluetooth
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5.3
Wi-Fi
-
6
Navigation
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GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s
51.2 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 3.1
Video codecs
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H.264, H.265, 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)
-
Hexagon
TDP
15 W
-
Advantages
Apple M2 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3500 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (102.4 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: June 2022 (June 2022 vs May 2022)
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M2 iPad
+58%
2633
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1665
Multi Core
Apple M2 iPad
+136%
9898
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
4202
SiliconCat Rating
5
Ranks 5 among all SOC on our website
26
Ranks 26 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
