Apple M3 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. 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 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million	1000 million
TDP	20 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 330
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency		578 MHz
Execution units		1
Shaders		128
DirectX		11
OpenCL API		1.2
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	4.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS