Apple M4 iPad
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple M4 iPad
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4400 MHz (4400 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: May 2024 (May 2024 vs October 2023)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
May 2024
Launch Date
October 2023
Tablet
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M4 iPad
Model Name
SM8650-AB
4x 4.4 GHz, 6x 2.88 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
4400 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz
28 billion
Transistor count
-
GPU Specifications
Apple M4 GPU
GPU name
Adreno 750
1470 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
128
Shading units
-
10
Execution units
-
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
External display up to 6K @ 60Hz
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.4
Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
16 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1 decode
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K H.264,HEVC,ProRes,ProRes RAW,AV1
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
20 W
TDP
-
ARM-based
Instruction set
ARMv9
Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
M4 iPad
3842
+75%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M4 iPad
14383
+103%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
AnTuTu 10
M4 iPad
2767758
+43%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
14365
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9124
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
2496
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
955
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
2513
OnePlus 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
802
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
15334
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9078
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
3497
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
3354
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1806
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