Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Apple M2 iPad
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
December 2021
June 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
Model Name
SM8450
APL1109
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3000 MHz
3500 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
-
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 730
Apple M2 GPU
GPU frequency
818 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
2.918 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, SBAS, NAVIC
-
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
102.4 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
16 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
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
-
TDP
5.3 W
15 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
Apple M2 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3000 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: June 2022 (December 2021 vs June 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1664
Apple M2 iPad
+58%
2633
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4030
Apple M2 iPad
+146%
9898
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
623
Apple M2 iPad
+198%
1854
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2142
Apple M2 iPad
+295%
8464
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2487
Apple M2 iPad
+16%
2889
SiliconCat Rating
28
Ranks 28 among all SOC on our website
5
Ranks 5 among all SOC on our website
Apple M2 iPad
