Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
Apple M1 iPad

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and Apple M1 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4320 MHz (4320 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (October 2024 vs November 2020)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
October 2024
Launch Date
November 2020
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8750-AB
Model Name
APL1102
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
5 nm
4320 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 830
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
1100 MHz
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
3.744 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
On-Device Display Support: • 4K(3840×2160) @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

10
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
6
Bluetooth
-
7
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
-
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

24 MB
L2 Cache
12 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
-
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 4.0
Storage type
-
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
-
8K HDR video playback @ 60 FPS
Video playback
-
-
TDP
14 W
ARMv9 (64-бит)
Instruction set
-
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3301 +42%
M1 iPad
2319
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9848 +16%
M1 iPad
8478
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3819 +43%
M1 iPad
2669
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3008864 +74%
M1 iPad
1726148

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
23852
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
8055
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
29199
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
8962
3DMark Solar Bay
Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12121
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6407
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1239
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
407
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 9 / 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1271
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
386
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Vivo iQOO Neo10 Pro+ (China)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12327
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6215
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor GT Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2661
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1981
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro / 10 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2527
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1893
3DMark Wild Life
Redmagic 11 Air
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
24403
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
17076
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Redmagic 11 Air
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
6732
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5105
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Redmagic 11 Air
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
25840
Apple iPad Air (2022)
Apple M1 iPad
18323
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Redmagic 11 Air
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
6771
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5039