Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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 2 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
November 2022
June 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8550-AB
APL1109
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3500 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
-
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 740
Apple M2 GPU
GPU frequency
680 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
1280
-
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
7
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
-
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
64 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, 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
6.3 W
15 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (November 2022 vs June 2022)
Apple M2 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
Apple M2 iPad
+32%
2633
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
Apple M2 iPad
+86%
9898
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
528
Apple M2 iPad
+251%
1854
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1761
Apple M2 iPad
+381%
8464
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+17%
3377
Apple M2 iPad
2889
SiliconCat Rating
22
Ranks 22 among all SOC on our website
7
Ranks 7 among all SOC on our website
Apple M2 iPad
