Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Apple M2 iPad
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 5 nm (7 nm vs 5 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: June 2022 (January 2021 vs June 2022)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
January 2021
Launch Date
June 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8250-AC
Model Name
APL1109
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
8
Cores
8
7 nm
Technology
5 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3500 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 650
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
670 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
1.3721 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
512
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 22
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.2
Bluetooth
-
6
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
-
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5
Memory type
-
2750 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
44 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Hexagon 698
Neural processor (NPU)
-
1 MB
L2 Cache
16 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
-
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Storage type
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
-
6 W
TDP
15 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
-
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
M2 iPad
2633
+129%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
M2 iPad
9898
+197%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 870
1345
M2 iPad
2860
+113%
