Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs M2 (iPad)
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (with Adreno 740 graphics) and Apple M2 (iPad) (Apple M2 GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple M2 (iPad)
- Higher GPU frequency (~2.1x)
- Supports 52% higher memory bandwidth (102.4 against 67.2 GB/s)
- Performs 37% better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 44%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2536K vs 1757K
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (3490 vs 3200 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 553922 | 841074 |
| GPU | 434880 | 801119 |
| Memory | 311861 | 371059 |
| UX | 456381 | 523068 |
| Total score | 1757044 | 2536320 |
| Samples | [238 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 218.9 MB/sec | 386.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 145.2 pages/sec | 238.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 168.3 Mpixels/sec | 269.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 133 images/sec | 236.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 167.2 Mpixels/sec | 334.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 18.8 images/sec | 42 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 34.5 images/sec | 106.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.78 Mpixels/sec | 10.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 132 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 12.3 images/sec | 74.8 images/sec |
| Face detection | 5.1 images/sec | 93.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.53 Gpixels/sec | 1.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.56 Gpixels/sec | 1.92 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 2.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.12 Gpixels/sec | 0.53 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 32.6 Gpixels/sec | 129.5 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 2177.4 FPS | 5024.6 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
| Samples | 66 tests | 3 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1092 | 2474 |
| Stability | 67% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 18 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 5312 | 8572 |
| Stability | 67% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 23 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3667 | 6808 |
| Stability | 45% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 40 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13957 | - |
| Video editing score | 7265 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 14272 | - |
| Photo editing score | 32179 | - |
| Writing score | 17828 | - |
| Phones tested | 9 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 90 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Shadowgun Legends | 118 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 120 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Device | ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro 1116 x 2480 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (Ciciz) | AnTuTu 12 | 2032599 |
| π 2026-09-23 (Ciciz) | AnTuTu 12 | 2032599 |
| π 2026-09-23 (Horizon377) | AnTuTu 12 | 1894819 |
| π 2026-09-22 (DiKevoLi'Phone) | AnTuTu 12 | 1844320 |
| π 2026-09-21 (Mil) | AnTuTu 12 | 1763249 |
Apple M2 (iPad)
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and M2 (iPad)CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A710 3x 2 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
4x 3.49 GHz β Avalanche 4x 2.42 GHz β Blizzard |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3490 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L1 cache | - | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 16 billion | 20 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8.5 W | 20 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 740 | Apple M2 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Apple GPU |
| GPU frequency | 680 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 8 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 2089 Gigaflops | 2863.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 15.8 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 67.2 Gb/s | 102.4 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | - |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3000 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | November 2022 | June 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8550-AB | APL1109 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Apple M4 (iPad) |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
- There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.
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