Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Apple M1 iPad

vs
Apple
M1 iPad
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus and Apple M1 iPad mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
July 2020
November 2020
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AB
APL1102
Architecture
1x 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3100 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
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Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
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GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 650
Apple M1 GPU
GPU frequency
670 MHz
1278 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
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FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
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OpenCL version
2.0
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Vulkan version
1.1
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DirectX version
12.1
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Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
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5G support
Yes
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Bluetooth
5.2
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Wi-Fi
6
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Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
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Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5
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Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4266 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
68.25 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
1 MB
12 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
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Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
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Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
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Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
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Video playback
8K at 30FPS
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Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
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Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
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TDP
5 W
14 W

Advantages

Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad
  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (7 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 68.25 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2020 (July 2020 vs November 2020)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 865 Plus
1163
Apple M1 iPad
+99% 2319
Multi Core
Snapdragon 865 Plus
3306
Apple M1 iPad
+156% 8478

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 865 Plus
1332
Apple M1 iPad
+102% 2696

SiliconCat Rating

50
Ranks 50 among all SOC on our website
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 865 Plus
Apple M1 iPad

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