Apple M1 iPad
vs
Apple A8

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M1 iPad and Apple A8 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (5 nm vs 20 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 1.4 GHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2020 (November 2020 vs September 2014)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
November 2020
Launch Date
September 2014
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
-
APL1102
Model Name
A8
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
Architecture
Arm 64
8
Cores
2
5 nm
Technology
20 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
1.4 GHz

GPU Specifications

Apple M1 GPU
GPU name
PowerVR GX6450
1278 MHz
GPU frequency
450 MHz
2.617 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.115 TFLOPS

Memory Specifications

4266 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
-

Miscellaneous

12 MB
L2 Cache
-
14 W
TDP
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
M1 iPad
2319 +466%
A8
410
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M1 iPad
8478 +1337%
A8
590
Geekbench 5 Single Core
M1 iPad
1683 +505%
A8
278
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
M1 iPad
7150 +1302%
A8
510