Apple M1 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M1 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 450. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

2297

Snapdragon 450

169

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

8397

Snapdragon 450

767

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 3.2 GHz – Apple Icestorm	8x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors	16000 million	2000 million
TDP	14 Watt	3 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M1 GPU	Adreno 506
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1278 MHz	600 MHz
Execution units	8	1
Shaders	1024	48
DirectX		11
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	1920x1200
Max camera resolution		1x 21MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD+@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.0	4.1
Satellite navigation	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS