Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Apple M1 iPad

Qualcomm
Snapdragon 888
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 888 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
December 2020
November 2020
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
TSMC
Model Name
SM8350
APL1102
Architecture
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
5 nm
Frequency
2840 MHz
3200 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
-

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 660
Apple M1 GPU
GPU frequency
840 MHz
1278 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
1.72 TFLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12
-

Connectivity

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

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4266 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
68.25 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
1 MB
12 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
-
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 780
-
TDP
10 W
14 W

Advantages

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 888
  • Newer Launch Date: December 2020 (December 2020 vs November 2020)
Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2840 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 68.25 Gbit/s)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 888
1481
Apple M1 iPad
+57% 2319
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
3794
Apple M1 iPad
+123% 8478

Geekbench 5

Single Core
Snapdragon 888
717
Apple M1 iPad
+135% 1683
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
2413
Apple M1 iPad
+196% 7150

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 888
1772
Apple M1 iPad
+52% 2696

SiliconCat Rating

35
Ranks 35 among all SOC on our website
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 888
Apple M1 iPad

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