Apple M3 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
SOC Specs Compare
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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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 X
Processor Number
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X2-96-100
Integrated Graphics
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Adreno X2-90
Package
Manufacturing Process
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3 nm
Socket
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Custom
Power Consumption
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96 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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80 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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4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
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12
Efficiency Core Threads
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12
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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18
Total Thread Count
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18
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Multiplier
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44
L3 Cache
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53 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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12
Max Memory Bandwidth
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228 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
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No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1850 MHz
Shader Units
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1536
Texture Units
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96
Raster Operation Units
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48
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
📊 Benchmark
AnTuTu 10
2,143,122
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Geekbench 6
3,037
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Geekbench 6
11,776
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FP32 (float)
3,502
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