Apple M1 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M1 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

M1 (iPad)

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

493372

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

2297

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

749

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

8397

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

2203

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 3.2 GHz – Apple Icestorm	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	16000 million
TDP	14 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M1 GPU	Adreno 710
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	1278 MHz
Execution units	8
Shaders	1024
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2520x1080@120Hz
Max camera resolution		1x 200MP, 1x 25MP + 1x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	2.9 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.2
Satellite navigation	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS