Apple M3 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. 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 860

996

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Snapdragon 860

2580

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million	6700 million
TDP	20 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 640
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency		675 MHz
Execution units		3
Shaders		768
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@120fps
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	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS