Apple M1 iPad
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple M1 iPad
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (3200 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (November 2020 vs September 2025)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2020
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
APL1102
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple M1 GPU
GPU name
Adreno 840
1278 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
2.617 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
-
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
Connectivity
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
-
Bluetooth
6.0
-
Wi-Fi
7
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
-
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4266 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
12 MB
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
-
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
-
Storage type
UFS 4.1
-
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
-
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
-
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
14 W
TDP
-
-
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
M1 iPad
2319
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+62%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M1 iPad
8478
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+49%
FP32 (float)
M1 iPad
2669
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3612
+35%
AnTuTu 10
M1 iPad
1726148
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
+89%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6407
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
13959
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
407
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1452
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
386
Honor Win
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1317
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6215
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
14509
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1981
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1893
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3142
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
17076
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
25710
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5105
Vivo iQOO Pad6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7150
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Apple iPad Air (2022)
Apple M1 iPad
18323
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
30872
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5039
Honor Magic V6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7373
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