Apple M4 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M4 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (52/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M4 (iPad):
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 52)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 52.0 Below Average |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 52.0 Below Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 56 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 63% |
| Graphics test | — | 5 FPS |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 38 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | Hexagon |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 915032 | 490530 |
| GPU | 1135331 | 202615 |
| Memory | 349968 | 221583 |
| Total score | 3116013 | — |
| UX | 715682 | 380143 |
| Total score | — | 1294871 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – | 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X23x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4410 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | — |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | — |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv9-A |
| L2 cache | — | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 5.3 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | — |
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 | Snapdragon X65 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
| Download speed | — | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 3670 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 501.5 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 54.3 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 2.32 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 124.8 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 2.8 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 461.1 Mpixels/sec | 119.9 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 305.6 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 1.7 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 416.7 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 317.1 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 4657.1 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 139.8 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 14.9 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 7 tests | 54 tests |
| Stereo matching | 164.7 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Asset compression | — | 151.4 MB/sec |
| Background blur | — | 12.3 images/sec |
| Edge detection | — | 0.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | — | 4.42 images/sec |
| Feature matching | — | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | — | 0.41 Gpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 104.2 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | — | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | — | 88.5 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 124.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | — | 1079.5 FPS |
| Photo processing | — | 38.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 4.49 Mpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | — | 15.8 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3763.2 Gigaflops | 1675.3 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1470 MHz | — |
| DirectX version | — | 12.1 |
| GPU frequency | — | 818 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 2 |
| Shading units | — | 512 |
| Total shaders | — | 1024 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.1 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | May 2024 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | — | SM8450 |
| Official page | — | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site |
| Successor | — | -Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 120 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 24 GB | — |
| Memory frequency | 7500 MHz | — |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | — |
| Max bandwidth | — | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 3200 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5 |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | — |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | — |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Audio codecs | — | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 200MP |
| Max display resolution | — | 3840 x 2160 |
| Storage type | — | UFS 3.1 |
| Video capture | — | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- VP8- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2024-07-01(Aoul) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2024-07-10(Vlad) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2025-09-13(Yusuf baser) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-04-26(BG-M4-User) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-03(Astreeek) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-06-30(Cyrus) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-09(Clem) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-07-15->Aura_Test_King | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-08-01(Abdullah) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-09(Hireath) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-08-20(Jonath) | — | AnTuTu |
Gaming
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Mobile | — | 60 FPS[Ultra] |
| Device | — | Xiaomi Poco F4 GT1080 x 2400 |
| Fortnite | — | 42 FPS[Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | — | 40 FPS[Ultra] |
| PUBG Mobile | — | 88 FPS[Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | — | 89 FPS[Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | — | 114 FPS[Ultra] |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 10976 |
| Phones tested | — | 16 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 27827 |
| Video editing score | — | 7311 |
| Web score | — | 13237 |
| Writing score | — | 15631 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) | — | 1436963 |
| 10.Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) | — | 1281285 |
| 2.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 | — | 1384444 |
| 3.Motorola Edge Plus (2022) | — | 1352691 |
| 4.Xiaomi 12 Pro | — | 1349808 |
| 5.Xiaomi 12 | — | 1322176 |
| 6.Sony Xperia 1 IV | — | 1320406 |
| 7.Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) | — | 1303326 |
| 8.Xiaomi Poco F4 GT | — | 1303229 |
| 9.Realme GT2 Pro | — | 1286054 |
| Phones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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