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