Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Apple M2 (iPad)
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Apple M2 (iPad). 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 | 263765 | 547920 |
| GPU | 261155 | 915149 |
| Memory | 137609 | 363648 |
| UX | 154474 | 362249 |
| NanoReview Score | 817003 | 2188966 |
| Stability | n/a | 74 % |
| Graphics Test | 35 fps | 118 fps |
| File Compression | 164.1 MB/s | 375.1 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 92.9 pages/s | 220.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 120.1 MP/sec | 249.8 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 12 frames/s | 41.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 29.6 frames/s | 99.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 65.2 frames/s | 226.5 frames/s |
| HDR | 105.1 MP/sec | 325.7 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 4.38 MP/sec | 10.7 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) - 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) |
- 4x 3.49 GHz – Avalanche - 4x 2.42 GHz – Blizzard |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2630 | 3490 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | n/a | 16 MB |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistor count | n/a | 20 billion |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 20 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 720 | Apple M2 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Apple GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 975 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Execution Units | 2 | 8 |
| Shader Units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shader | 512 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 998.4 GFLOPS | 2918 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | n/a |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 15.8 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.6 Gbit/s | 102.4 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.1 |
NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 2880x1800 pixels | 2732x2048 pixels |
| Camera | 1x200 pixels | n/a |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X63 | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 MB/s | Up to 7500 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | Up to 3000 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
Other
| Announced | November, 2023 yr | June, 2022 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | SM7550-AB | APL1109 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M2 (iPad) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
