Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Apple M1 iPad

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Apple M1 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: December 2021 (December 2021 vs November 2020)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3000 MHz vs 3200 MHz)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
December 2021
Launch Date
November 2020
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8450
Model Name
APL1102
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
5 nm
3000 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 730
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
818 MHz
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
2.5128 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
768
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.3
Bluetooth
-
6
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
-
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

1 MB
L2 Cache
12 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
-
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 3.1
Storage type
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
-
5.3 W
TDP
14 W
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
-
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1664
M1 iPad
2319 +39%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4030
M1 iPad
8478 +110%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
623
M1 iPad
1683 +170%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2142
M1 iPad
7150 +234%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2462
M1 iPad
2669 +8%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1096529
M1 iPad
1726148 +57%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
10505
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
8055
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
11920
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
8962
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
790
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1981
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
736
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1893
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
9565
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
17076
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2548
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5105
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Xiaomi 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
10361
Apple iPad Air (2022)
Apple M1 iPad
18323
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2539
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5039