description_compare Apple M1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Name
Apple M1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Segment
Mobile Mobile
Family
Apple M series Qualcomm Snapdragon
Generation
1 6
CPU group
Apple M1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
Frequency
3.20 GHz 1.80 GHz
CPU Cores
8 8
Turbo (1 Core)
No turbo 2.84 GHz
CPU Threads
8 8
Turbo (8 Cores)
No turbo 2.42 GHz
Hyperthreading
No No
Overclocking
No No
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
A core
4x Firestorm 1x Kryo 485 Prime
B core
4x Icestorm 3x Kryo 485 Gold
C core
-- 4x Kryo 485 Silver
Internal Graphics
GPU name
Apple M1 (8 Core) Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU frequency
3.20 GHz 0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo 0.59 GHz
Execution units
128 4
Shader
0 384
Max. GPU Memory
8 GB 4 GB
Max. displays
2 1
Generation
1 5
DirectX Version
12.0
Technology
5 nm 7 nm
Release date
Q4/2020 Q1/2019
Hardware codec support
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode Decode / Encode
AV1
Decode No
AVC
Decode No
VC-1
Decode No
JPEG
Decode / Encode No
Memory & PCIe
Memory type
LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory
16 GB 16 GB
ECC
No No
Memory channels
2 4
PCIe version
4.0
Encryption
AES-NI
Yes No
Thermal Management
TDP (PL1)
15 W
TDP up
20 W --
TDP down
10 W --
Technical details
Instruction set (ISA)
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization
None None
ISA extensions
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
L2-Cache
16.00 MB 2.00 MB
L3-Cache
-- 3.00 MB
Architecture
M1 Kryo 485
Technology
5 nm 7 nm
Socket
N/A N/A
Release date
Q4/2020 Q4/2018
Part Number
-- SM8150
Devices using this processor
Used in
Apple iMac 24 (2021)Apple MacBook Pro 13 (L2020)Apple MacBook Air (2020)Apple Mac mini (2020)Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) OnePlus 7 ProOnePlus 7 Pro 5GSony Xperia 1Sony Xperia 5Xiaomi Mi 9Oppo Reno 10x Zoom