Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
Apple M1 iPad

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple M1 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (November 2022 vs November 2020)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
November 2022
Launch Date
November 2020
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8550-AB
Model Name
APL1102
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
5 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 740
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
680 MHz
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
3.4816 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
1280
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.3
Bluetooth
-
7
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
-
4200 MHz
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
-
1 MB
L2 Cache
12 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
-
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
-
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
-
6.3 W
TDP
14 W
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
M1 iPad
2319 +16%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
M1 iPad
8478 +59%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
528
M1 iPad
1683 +219%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1761
M1 iPad
7150 +306%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3411 +28%
M1 iPad
2669
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709
M1 iPad
1726148 +11%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro / 8 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
16040
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
8055
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro / 8 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
18518
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
8962
3DMark Solar Bay
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5622
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6407
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
549
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
407
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
527
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
386
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro / 8S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
6471
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6215
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1152
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1981
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Meizu 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1185
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1893
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13757
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
17076
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3860
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5105
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro / 8S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
14583
Apple iPad Air (2022)
Apple M1 iPad
18323
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3713
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5039