Apple M4 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M4 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (43/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 43.0 Poor |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 41.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Section 1 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 56 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | — |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 38 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 915032 | 405718 |
| GPU | 1135331 | 179932 |
| Memory | 349968 | 193010 |
| Total score | 3116013 | 1041899 |
| UX | 715682 | 263239 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – | 1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4410 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | — |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 2900 Mbps |
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Vulkan |
| Asset compression | 501.5 MB/sec | 157.5 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 54.3 images/sec | 11.7 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 124.8 images/sec | 4.05 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.8 Gpixels/sec | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 461.1 Mpixels/sec | 96.1 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 305.6 pages/sec | 83.5 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.7 Gpixels/sec | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 416.7 images/sec | 59.8 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 317.1 Mpixels/sec | 116.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4657.1 FPS | 628.9 FPS |
| Photo processing | 139.8 images/sec | 26.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.9 Mpixels/sec | 4.29 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 7 tests | 14 tests |
| Stereo matching | 164.7 Gpixels/sec | 17.4 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3763.2 Gigaflops | 537.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1470 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| DirectX version | — | 12.1 |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 2 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| Total shaders | — | 256 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | May 2024 | August 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | — | SM7635 |
| Official page | — | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 official site |
| Successor | — | -Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 120 Gb/s | 25.6 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory frequency | 7500 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 1920 x 1200 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 200MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2024-07-01(Aoul) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2024-07-10(Vlad) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2025-09-13(Yusuf baser) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-04-26(BG-M4-User) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-03(Astreeek) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-10->ratulislam-55 | — | CPU Throttle |
| 📘 2026-07-16(Zidan) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-24(Super) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-25(NK) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-01(Ghost) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-04(Chicha | #LYT-600) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-11(Đat) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 11111 |
| Phones tested | — | 8 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 21690 |
| Video editing score | — | 7169 |
| Web score | — | 13557 |
| Writing score | — | 16942 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Motorola Edge 70 Fusion | — | 1149292 |
| 10.Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 Pro | — | 961191 |
| 2.Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G | — | 1107631 |
| 3.Realme P3 Pro 5G | — | 1081773 |
| 4.Nothing Phone (3a) Pro | — | 1063109 |
| 5.Nothing Phone (3a) | — | 1050601 |
| 6.Vivo T4 5G | — | 1043525 |
| 7.Vivo iQOO Z10 | — | 1032527 |
| 8.Fairphone 6 | — | 1027025 |
| 9.Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G | — | 1001783 |
| Phones with Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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