Apple M4 iPad
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple M4 iPad
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (3 nm vs 2 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 5000 MHz (4400 MHz vs 5000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (May 2024 vs September 2026)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
May 2024
Launch Date
September 2026
Tablet
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M4 iPad
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4x 4.4 GHz, 6x 2.88 GHz
Architecture
2x Oryon Prime @ 5.0 GHz + 6x Oryon Performance @ 4.0 GHz
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
2 nm
4400 MHz
Frequency
5000 MHz
28 billion
Transistor count
-
GPU Specifications
Apple M4 GPU
GPU name
Adreno 850
1470 MHz
GPU frequency
1450 MHz
-
FLOPS
4454.4 GFLOPS
128
Shading units
1536
10
Execution units
3
-
OpenCL version
3.0
-
Vulkan version
1.4
External display up to 6K @ 60Hz
Max display resolution
4K+
-
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
-
Cellular specific functions
8 carriers mmWave, 2x2 MIMO mmWave, 4x6 MIMO sub-6 GHz, 6Rx, NB-NTN, NR-NTN, Global 5G Multi-SIM, Turbo DSDA
-
Cellular technologies
5G Advanced, 5G mmWave, sub-6 GHz, 5G SA, 5G NSA, standalone mmWave, NR-DC, FDD, TDD, LTE
-
Downlink functions
6xCA, 500 MHz downlink bandwidth, 1024 QAM sub-6 GHz
-
Download speed
14.8 Gbps
-
Modem power saving technologies
Qualcomm 5G PowerSave
-
Uplink functions
Switched uplink, supplemental uplink, 4-layer carrier aggregation, UL MIMO, Smart Transmit Plus
-
Wi-Fi antenna
4x4 Wi-Fi
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE
Yes
5G support
5G NR, 5G Advanced, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
5.3
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0
Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X / LPDDR6
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 24-bit
Miscellaneous
16 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
-
Max camera resolution
320 MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 5.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K @ 60 FPS, 4K @ 240 FPS, 1080p @ 960 FPS
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1 decode
Video codecs
H.266, H.265, VP9, AV1
8K H.264,HEVC,ProRes,ProRes RAW,AV1
Video playback
-
-
Display refresh rate
4K+ @ 120 Hz, QHD+ @ 240 Hz
20 W
TDP
-
ARM-based
Instruction set
ARMv9.4-A
-
AI features
Agentic AI, Qualcomm Personal Scribe, on-device learning, low-power personal context
Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Qualcomm Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
M4 iPad
3842
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4327
+13%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M4 iPad
14383
+12%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
12873
Geekbench 7 Single Core
M4 iPad
3218
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3582
+11%
Geekbench 7 Multi Core
M4 iPad
14590
+19%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
12247
AntuTu 11
M4 iPad
3116013
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
5195978
+67%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
14365
OnePlus 16
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
14677
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
2496
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
1749
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
3497
OnePlus 16
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3486
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
3354
OnePlus 16
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3506
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