Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Apple M3 (iPad)
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Apple M3 (iPad). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 180456 | 426842 |
| GPU | 97620 | 696454 |
| Memory | 148206 | 304514 |
| UX | 135281 | 386474 |
| NanoReview Score | 561563 | 1814284 |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 150.2 MB/s | 459.7 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 65.8 pages/s | 266.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 91.8 MP/sec | 312.1 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 9.69 frames/s | 48.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 23.2 frames/s | 125.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 53 frames/s | 283.3 frames/s |
| HDR | 90.3 MP/sec | 419.3 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 4.13 MP/sec | 13.4 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78 - 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
- 4x 4.05 GHz – - 4x 2.75 GHz – |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 | 4050 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | n/a | 16 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Transistor count | n/a | 25 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 7 W | 20 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 710 | n/a |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 676 MHz | n/a |
| Execution Units | 2 | n/a |
| Shader Units | 128 | n/a |
| Total shader | 256 | n/a |
| FLOPS | 346.1 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | n/a |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | n/a |
| DirectX | 12.1 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 18 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22 Gbit/s | 102.4 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 12 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.1 |
NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 2520x1080 pixels | 2732x2048 pixels |
| Camera | 1x200 pixels | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 30FPS | 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
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2900 MB/s | Up to 7500 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 1600 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
Other
| Announced | September, 2022 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | SM6450 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M3 (iPad) the clear winner in this comparison.
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