Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Apple M2 iPad
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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
January 2021
June 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
APL1109
Architecture
1x 3.2 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 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3500 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
-
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
Apple M2 GPU
GPU frequency
670 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.2
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
-
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 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, 2x 25MP
-
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
-
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
-
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
-
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
-
TDP
6 W
15 W
Advantages
Apple M2 iPad
- Higher Technology: 5 nm (7 nm vs 5 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: June 2022 (January 2021 vs June 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Apple M2 iPad
+129%
2633
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Apple M2 iPad
+197%
9898
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 870
1358
Apple M2 iPad
+113%
2889
SiliconCat Rating
53
Ranks 53 among all SOC on our website
7
Ranks 7 among all SOC on our website
Apple M2 iPad
