Apple M1 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M1 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus. 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 865 Plus

643857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

2297

Snapdragon 865 Plus

909

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

8397

Snapdragon 865 Plus

3418

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 3.2 GHz – Apple Icestorm	1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	16000 million
TDP	14 Watt	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M1 GPU	Adreno 650
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1278 MHz	670 MHz
Execution units	8	2
Shaders	1024	512
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution		1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
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	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps	3 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 SBAS