Apple M2 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

VS

Which processor is better? We compared Apple M2 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 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

M2 (iPad)

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

553583

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M2 (iPad)

2620

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

828

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M2 (iPad)

9793

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

3068

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Blizzard	1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	20000 million
TDP	20 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M2 GPU	Adreno 725
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	1398 MHz	580 MHz
Execution units	8
Shaders	1024
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	FHD+@144 Hz
Max camera resolution		1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 20MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	4.4 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	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