Apple M1 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M1 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 678. 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 678

271853

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

2297

Snapdragon 678

524

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

8397

Snapdragon 678

1521

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 3.2 GHz – Apple Icestorm	2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 460 Gold) 6x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 460 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	5 nm	11 nm
Number of transistors	16000 million
TDP	14 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M1 GPU	Adreno 612
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1278 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	8	2
Shaders	1024	96
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2520x1080
Max camera resolution		1x 192MP, 2x 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	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