Apple M3 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730. 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

M3 (iPad)

Snapdragon 730

314730

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

3028

Snapdragon 730

531

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Snapdragon 730

1752

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 470 Gold) 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 470 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	8 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million
TDP	20 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 688

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 618
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency		700 MHz
Execution units		2
Shaders		128
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 48MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 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	0.8 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS