Apple M3 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. 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 835

308375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

3028

Snapdragon 835

383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Snapdragon 835

1694

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	4x 2.45 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 280 Gold) 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 280 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	10 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million	3000 million
TDP	20 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 682

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	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 540
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency		740 MHz
Execution units		2
Shaders		384
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
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	1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS