Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
Apple M1 iPad

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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)
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (October 2023 vs November 2020)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
October 2023
Launch Date
November 2020
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8650-AB
Model Name
APL1102
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
5 nm
3300 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 750
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
770 MHz
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
-
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
-
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.4
Bluetooth
-
7
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
-
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

-
L2 Cache
12 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
-
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 4.0
Storage type
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
-
-
TDP
14 W
ARMv9
Instruction set
-
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
M1 iPad
2319 +6%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
M1 iPad
8478 +20%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908
M1 iPad
1683 +85%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4048
M1 iPad
7150 +77%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536 +12%
M1 iPad
1726148

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
19778
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
8055
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
22529
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
8962
3DMark Solar Bay
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9124
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6407
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
955
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
407
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
OnePlus 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
802
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
386
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9078
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6215
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1981
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1806
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1893
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
18450
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
17076
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5205
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5105
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
21026
Apple iPad Air (2022)
Apple M1 iPad
18323
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Honor Magic6 Ultimate
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5134
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5039