Apple M2 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M2 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. 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 870
700103

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
M2 (iPad)
2620
Snapdragon 870
991

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
M2 (iPad)
9793
Snapdragon 870
3362

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Blizzard 1x 3.20 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 20000 million
TDP 20 Watt 10 Watt
Neural Processing Apple Neural Engine Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name Apple M2 GPU Adreno 650
GPU Architecture Apple GPU Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1398 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
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 7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3 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

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2022 Quarter 2 2021 Quarter 1
Partnumber APL1109 SM8250-AC
Vertical Segment Tablets Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship