Apple M1 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 (iPad), vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M1 (iPad) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple M1 (iPad)
1795997
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
2744741
CPU479517602481
GPU7776781165880
Memory194372534209
UX334430442171
NanoReview Score17959972744741
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple M1 (iPad)
17076
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
23881
Stability73 %n/a
Graphics Test102 fps143 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 (iPad)
2304
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 (iPad)
8422
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
9723
File Compression326.3 MB/s382.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser176 pages/s229.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering224.2 MP/sec259.3 MP/sec
Background Blur31.9 frames/s33.5 frames/s
Photo Processing70 frames/s90.1 frames/s
Image Detection192 frames/s239.8 frames/s
HDR283 MP/sec324 MP/sec
Ray Tracing9.65 MP/sec12.8 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm
- 4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3200 4320
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB n/a
L2 cache 12 MB 24 MB
L3 Cache n/a 8 MB
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Transistor count 16 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 14 W 8.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Apple M1 GPU Adreno 830
Architecture Apple GPU Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 1278 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 8 3
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 1024 1536
FLOPS 2617 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenCL n/a 3.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Apple Neural Engine Hexagon
GPU Frequency 11 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 68.25 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type NVMe - UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 2732x2048 pixels 3840x2540 pixels
Camera n/a 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X80
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.0 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced November, 2020 yr October, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename APL1102 SM8750-AB

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