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Comparing Apple M1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c

Comparison of video cards Apple M1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Apple M1 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c left arrow Apple M1
Family Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Apple M series
CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c left arrow Apple M1
Segment Mobile left arrow Mobile
Generation 1 left arrow 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c vs Apple M1 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Overclocking No left arrow No

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Apple M1 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name Qualcomm Adreno 675 left arrow Apple M1 (8 Core)
GPU frequency 0.25 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 0.59 GHz left arrow No turbo
Execution units 7 left arrow 128
Shader 672 left arrow 0
Max. GPU Memory 4 GB left arrow 8 GB
Max. displays 1 left arrow 2
Generation 5 left arrow 1
Technology 7 nm left arrow 5 nm
Release date Q4/2018 left arrow Q4/2020

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Apple M1. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
h264 Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
VP8 Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
VP9 Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
AV1 No left arrow Decode
AVC Decode left arrow Decode
VC-1 Decode left arrow Decode
JPEG Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Apple M1 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 16 GB left arrow 16 GB
Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel) left arrow 2
ECC No left arrow No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c or Apple M1? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP up -- left arrow 20 W
TDP down -- left arrow 10 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Apple M1 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 7 nm left arrow 5 nm
Socket N/A left arrow N/A
L2-Cache 2.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
L3-Cache 3.00 MB left arrow --
Architecture Kryo 490 left arrow M1
Virtualization None left arrow None
Instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions left arrow Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release date Q4/2019 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

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