Apple M3 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. 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 870

700103

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

3028

Snapdragon 870

991

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Snapdragon 870

3362

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	1x 3.20 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million
TDP	20 Watt	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 650
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency		670 MHz
Execution units		2
Shaders		512
DirectX		12
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, 2x 25MP
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	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS