Apple M3 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

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SOC Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Qualcomm · 2023-10

CPU

Architecture

4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz –

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Frequency

4050 MHz

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Cores

8

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Instruction set

ARMv8.6-A

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L1 cache

256 KB

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L2 cache

16 MB

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Process

3 nm

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Transistor count

25

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Manufacturing

TSMC

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Graphics

GPU name

Apple M3 GPU

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GPU frequency

1520 MHz

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Shading units

144

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Memory

Memory Type

LPDDR5

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Memory frequency

3200 MHz

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Bus

4x 16 Bit

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Max bandwidth

102.4 Gb/s

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AI

NPU

Apple Neural Engine

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Theoretical Performance

18 TOPS

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Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type

NVMe

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Max display resolution

2732 x 2048

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Max camera resolution

1x 48MP

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Video capture

4K at 60FPS

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Video playback

4K at 60FPS

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Video codecs

- H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9

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Audio codecs

- AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV

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Connectivity

5G support

Yes

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Download speed

Up to 7500 Mbps

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Upload speed

Up to 3500 Mbps

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Wi-Fi

6

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Bluetooth

5.3

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Navigation

GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

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Info

Announced

Oct 2023

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Class

Flagship

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General Parameters

Release Date

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Oct 2023

Manufacturer

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Qualcomm

Type

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Laptop

Instruction Set

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Arm-64

Core Architecture

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Oryon

Processor Number

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Snapdragon X Elite

Integrated Graphics

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Adreno

Generation

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Oryon

Package

Manufacturing Process

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4 nm

Power Consumption

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23-65 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

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80 W

Foundry

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Samsung TSMC

Die Size

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mm²

CPU Performance

Performance Cores

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12

Performance Core Threads

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12

Performance Core Base Frequency

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3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

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4.3 GHz

Total Core Count

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12

Total Thread Count

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12

Bus Frequency

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100 MHz

L3 Cache

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42 MB

Unlocked Multiplier

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No

SMP

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1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types

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LPDDR5x-8448

Max Memory Size

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64 GB

Max Memory Channels

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2

Max Memory Bandwidth

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135 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

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No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

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true

Miscellaneous

Official Website

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PCIe Version

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4.0

Benchmark

AnTuTu 10

2,143,122

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Geekbench 6

3,037

2,980

Geekbench 6

11,776

15,226

FP32 (float)

3,502

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Cinebench R23

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1,673

Cinebench R23

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14,548

Cinebench 2024

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133

Cinebench 2024

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1,220

▲ Specs Compare Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.