Apple M3 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E 84 100)

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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X2E-84-100
Integrated Graphics
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Adreno X2-85

Package

Manufacturing Process
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3 nm
Socket
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Custom

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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3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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4 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
Multiplier
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34
L1 Cache
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288 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
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No

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
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LPDDR5X-9523
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 Base Frequency
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500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1700 MHz
Shader Units
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2048
Texture Units
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128
Raster Operation Units
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64
Execution Units
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12

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
2,143,122
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Geekbench 6
3,037
3,633
Geekbench 6
11,776
16,025
FP32 (float)
3,502
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