Product Compare
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme vs Apple M3 iPad
| SOC | SOC | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Sep 2025 | |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | |
| Type | Laptop | |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | |
| Core Architecture | Snapdragon X | |
| Processor Number | X2-96-100 | |
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | |
| Socket | Custom | |
| Power Consumption | 96 W | |
| Max Turbo Power Consumption | 80 W | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 6 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 6 | |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.4 GHz | |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 5 GHz | |
| Efficiency Cores | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 3.6 | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.6 | |
| Total Core Count | 18 | |
| Total Thread Count | 18 | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 44 | |
| L3 Cache | 53 MB | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-9523 | |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 12 | |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 228 GB/s | |
| ECC Memory Support | No | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 500 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1850 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 1536 | |
| Texture Units | 96 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 48 | |
| Execution Units | 6 | |
| AI Accelerator | ||
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon NPU | |
| Theoretical performance | 80 TOPS | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | |
| CPU | ||
| Architecture | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – | |
| Frequency | 4050 MHz | |
| Cores | 8 | |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | |
| Process | 3 nm | |
| Transistor count | 25 | |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU name | Apple M3 GPU | |
| GPU frequency | 1520 MHz | |
| Shading units | 144 | |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | |
| Max bandwidth | 102.4 Gb/s | |
| AI | ||
| NPU | Apple Neural Engine | |
| Theoretical Performance | 18 TOPS | |
| Multimedia (ISP) | ||
| Storage type | NVMe | |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | |
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G support | Yes | |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | |
| Info | ||
| Announced | Oct 2023 | |
| Class | Flagship | |