Apple M3 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus 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

M3 (iPad)

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

1051135

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

3028

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

1303

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

4143

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million
TDP	20 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine

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	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 730
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency		900 MHz
Execution units		3
Shaders		768
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 48MP	1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@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	10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS