Apple M1 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M1 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 630. 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 630

179

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

8397

Snapdragon 630

951

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 3.2 GHz – Apple Icestorm	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors	16000 million	2000 million
TDP	14 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 642

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M1 GPU	Adreno 508
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1278 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	8	1
Shaders	1024	96
DirectX		11
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	1900x1200
Max camera resolution		1x 24MP, 2x 13MP
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	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS