Apple M2 iPad
Apple M2 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M2 iPad and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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
March 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1109
SM8650-AB
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
1x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3500 MHz
3000 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
Adreno 735
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
3.7308 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
2
Shading units
-
786
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.3
DirectX version
-
12.1
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
3200 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s
67 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
16 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 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Hexagon
TDP
15 W
6 W
Advantages
Apple M2 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3500 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (102.4 Gbit/s vs 67 Gbit/s)
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: March 2024 (June 2022 vs March 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M2 iPad
+61%
2633
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Multi Core
Apple M2 iPad
+148%
9898
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991
SiliconCat Rating
5
Ranks 5 among all SOC on our website
30
Ranks 30 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
