Apple M3 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3. 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

M3 (iPad)

3028

Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

946

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

2128

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	6 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million
TDP	20 Watt	4 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 619
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency		900 MHz
Execution units		2
Shaders		256
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2520x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 108MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD+@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	2.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	1.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS