Apple M4 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M4 iPad and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 4400 MHz (4400 MHz vs 4000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (May 2024 vs October 2024)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
May 2024
Launch Date
October 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M4 iPad
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
4x 4.4 GHz – 6x 2.88 GHz –
Architecture
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4400 MHz
Frequency
4000 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple M4 GPU
GPU name
-
1470 MHz
GPU frequency
-
128
Shading units
-
10
Execution units
-
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
-
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
120 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
-
Miscellaneous
Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
16 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
-
-
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
20 W
TDP
-
ARMv9.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
M4 iPad
3842
+32%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2902
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M4 iPad
14383
+46%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
9840
AnTuTu 10
M4 iPad
2767758
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
3196241
+15%
