Apple M1 iPad
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple M1 iPad
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 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: 3800 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3800 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (November 2020 vs November 2025)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2020
Launch Date
November 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
APL1102
Model Name
SM8845
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
Architecture
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3800 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple M1 GPU
GPU name
Adreno 840
1278 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
2.617 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
3.0
-
Vulkan version
1.4
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2540
-
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
6.0
-
Wi-Fi
7
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
-
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4266 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
12 MB
L2 Cache
-
-
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
-
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
-
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
-
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
14 W
TDP
-
-
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
M1 iPad
2319
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804
+21%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M1 iPad
8478
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057
+19%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6407
Honor MagicPad4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
9649
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
407
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
880
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
386
OnePlus 15R
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
788
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6215
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
9672
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1981
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2076
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1893
OnePlus 15R
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
1968
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
17076
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
20660
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5105
Honor MagicPad4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
5565
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Apple iPad Air (2022)
Apple M1 iPad
18323
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
21253
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5039
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
5509
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