Apple M2 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M2 (iPad), vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 547920 | 475806 |
| GPU | 915149 | 881311 |
| Memory | 363648 | 390065 |
| UX | 362249 | 335026 |
| NanoReview Score | 2188966 | 2082208 |
| Stability | 74 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 118 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 375.1 MB/s | 293.2 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 220.6 pages/s | 196.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 249.8 MP/sec | 221.6 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 41.1 frames/s | 24.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 99.3 frames/s | 63.9 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 226.5 frames/s | 154.6 frames/s |
| HDR | 325.7 MP/sec | 217.4 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 10.7 MP/sec | 8.01 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 3.49 GHz – Avalanche - 4x 2.42 GHz – Blizzard |
- 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3490 | 3210 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | n/a |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 6 MB |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor count | 20 billion | n/a |
| Power (TDP) | 20 W | n/a |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple M2 GPU | Adreno 825 |
| Architecture | Apple GPU | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Execution Units | 8 | 2 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 512 |
| Total shader | 1024 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 2918 GFLOPS | 2355.2 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | n/a | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | n/a | 2.0 |
| DirectX | n/a | 12 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| GPU Frequency | 15.8 TOPS | n/a |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 102.4 Gbit/s | 76.8 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 2732x2048 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | n/a | 1x320 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 MB/s | Up to 4200 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 MB/s | n/a |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | June, 2022 yr | April, 2025 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | APL1109 | SM8735 |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 2
