Apple M1 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 Which One is Better

CPU

Architecture

4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm

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Frequency

3200 MHz

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Cores

8

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Instruction set

ARMv8.5-A

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L1 cache

192 KB

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L2 cache

0

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Process

5 nm

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Transistor count

16

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TDP

14 W

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Manufacturing

TSMC

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Graphics

GPU name

Apple M1 GPU

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GPU frequency

1278 MHz

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Execution units

8

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Shading units

128

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Memory

Memory Type

LPDDR4X

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Memory frequency

4266 MHz

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Bus

4x 16 Bit

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Max bandwidth

68.25 Gbit/s

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AI

NPU

Apple Neural Engine

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Theoretical Performance

11 TOPS

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Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU)

Yes

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Storage type

NVMe

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Max display resolution

2732 x 2048

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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, VP9, Motion JPEG

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Audio codecs

AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

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Connectivity

4G support

LTE Cat. 18

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5G support

Yes

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Download speed

Up to 7500 Mbps

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Upload speed

Up to 2500 Mbps

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Wi-Fi

6

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Bluetooth

5.0

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Navigation

GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS

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Info

Announced

Nov 2020

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Class

Flagship

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Model number

APL1102

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General Parameters

Release Date

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Sep 2025

Manufacturer

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Qualcomm

Type

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Laptop

Instruction Set

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ARMv9

Core Architecture

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Snapdragon X2

Processor Number

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X2E-80-100

Integrated Graphics

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Qualcomm Adreno X2-85

Package

Manufacturing Process

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3 nm

Socket

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Custom

Power Consumption

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23 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

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60 W

CPU Performance

Performance Cores

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6

Performance Core Threads

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6

Performance Core Base Frequency

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4.0 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

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4.7 GHz

Efficiency Cores

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6

Efficiency Core Threads

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6

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

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3.6

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

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3.6

Total Core Count

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12

Total Thread Count

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12

Multiplier

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40

L3 Cache

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34 MB

Unlocked Multiplier

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No

Memory Parameters

Memory Types

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LPDDR5x-9523

Max Memory Size

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128 GB

Max Memory Channels

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8

Max Memory Bandwidth

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152 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

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No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

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true

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

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1700 MHz

Shader Units

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1536

Texture Units

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48

Raster Operation Units

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6

Execution Units

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6

AI Accelerator

NPU

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Qualcomm Hexagon NPU

Theoretical performance

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80 TOPS

Miscellaneous

Official Website

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PCIe Version

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5.0

PCIe Lanes

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12

📊 Benchmark

AnTuTu 10

1,709,057

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Geekbench 6

2,304

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Geekbench 6

8,422

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FP32 (float)

2,617

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