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Apple M2 (8-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon C

Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon C
—Inno Score
58.1Single-core—
38.7Multi-core—
80Efficiencyspec-based73.3
35Platformspec-based28.9
2 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon C

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon C lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

  • 17% lower process: 5 nm vs 6 nm
  • 16% higher Boost clock: 3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon C

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Apple M2 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
SpecApple M2 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Announced20222026
Process5 nm+17%6 nm

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M2 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
SpecApple M2 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Cores88
Performance cores4—
Efficiency cores4—
Threads88
Boost clock3.5 GHz+16%3 GHz

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M2 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
SpecApple M2 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon C
iGPUApple 10-core GPUQualcomm Adreno A643
iGPU clock—900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M2 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
SpecApple M2 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Memory supportLPDDR5-6400—
Max memory24 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M2 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
SpecApple M2 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Geekbench 6 (single)2,600Top 44%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,750Bottom 38%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,580Bottom 39%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)8,700Bottom 30%—
PassMark15,648Bottom 32%—

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