Apple M4 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
                                                    Below are the results of a comparison of
                            Apple M4 iPad
                            and
                            Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
                            mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
                                            
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4400 MHz (4400 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: May 2024 (May 2024 vs March 2024)
Basic
                                        Apple
                                    
                                    
                                        Label Name
                                    
                                    
                                        Qualcomm
                                    
                                
                                        May 2024
                                    
                                    
                                        Launch Date
                                    
                                    
                                        March 2024
                                    
                                
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                    
                                    
                                        Platform
                                    
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                    
                                
                                TSMC
                            
                            Manufacturing
                                                            
                                TSMC
                            
                        
                                M4 iPad
                            
                            Model Name
                                                            
                                SM8650-AB
                            
                        
                                4x 4.4 GHz – 6x 2.88 GHz –
                            
                            Architecture
                                                            
                                1x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
                            
                        
                                10
                            
                            Cores
                                                            
                                8
                            
                        
                                3 nm
                            
                            Technology
                                                            
                                4 nm
                            
                        
                                4400 MHz
                            
                            Frequency
                                                            
                                3000 MHz
                            
                        
                                28
                            
                            Transistor count
                                                            
                                -
                            
                        GPU Specifications
                                Apple M4 GPU
                            
                            GPU name
                                                            
                                Adreno 735
                            
                        
                                1470 MHz
                            
                            GPU frequency
                                                            
                                750 MHz
                            
                        
                                -
                            
                            FLOPS
                                                            
                                3.7308 TFLOPS
                            
                        
                                128
                            
                            Shading units
                                                            
                                786
                            
                        
                                10
                            
                            Execution units
                                                            
                                2
                            
                        
                                -
                            
                            OpenCL version
                                                            
                                2.0
                            
                        
                                -
                            
                            Vulkan version
                                                            
                                1.3
                            
                        
                                -
                            
                            Max display resolution
                                                            
                                3840 x 2160
                            
                        
                                -
                            
                            DirectX version
                                                            
                                12.1
                            
                        Connectivity
                                LTE Cat. 24
                            
                            4G support
                                                            
                                LTE Cat. 24
                            
                        
                                Yes
                            
                            5G support
                                                            
                                Yes
                            
                        
                                5.3
                            
                            Bluetooth
                                                            
                                5.4
                            
                        
                                6
                            
                            Wi-Fi
                                                            
                                7
                            
                        
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
                            
                            Navigation
                                                            
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
                            
                        Memory Specifications
                                LPDDR5X
                            
                            Memory type
                                                            
                                LPDDR5X
                            
                        
                                7500 MHz
                            
                            Memory frequency
                                                            
                                4200 MHz
                            
                        
                                4x 16 Bit
                            
                            Memory Bus
                                                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                            
                        Miscellaneous
                                Apple Neural Engine
                            
                            Neural processor (NPU)
                                                            
                                Hexagon
                            
                        
                                16 MB
                            
                            L2 Cache
                                                            
                                -
                            
                        
                                -
                            
                            L3 cache
                                                            
                                8  MB
                            
                        
                                AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
                            
                            Audio codecs
                                                            
                                AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
                            
                        
                                -
                            
                            Max camera resolution
                                                            
                                1x 200MP
                            
                        
                                NVMe
                            
                            Storage type
                                                            
                                UFS 4.0
                            
                        
                                4K at 60FPS
                            
                            Video capture
                                                            
                                8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                            
                        
                                H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
                            
                            Video codecs
                                                            
                                H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
                            
                        
                                4K at 60FPS
                            
                            Video playback
                                                            
                                8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                            
                        
                                20 W
                            
                            TDP
                                                            
                                6 W
                            
                        
                                ARMv9.4-A
                            
                            Instruction set
                                                            
                                ARMv9-A
                            
                        Benchmarks
                                            Geekbench 6 Single Core
                                        
                                        
                                                M4 iPad
                                            
                                            
                                                3842
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                            +135%
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                                Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
                                            
                                            
                                                1638
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                            Geekbench 6 Multi Core
                                        
                                        
                                                M4 iPad
                                            
                                            
                                                14383
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                            +260%
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                                Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
                                            
                                            
                                                3991
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                            AnTuTu 10
                                        
                                        
                                                M4 iPad
                                            
                                            
                                                2767758
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                            +50%
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                                Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
                                            
                                            
                                                1846775
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                            
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