Apple M1 iPad vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000

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M1 iPad
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MediaTek
Dimensity 9000
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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
MediaTek
Launch Date
November 2020
November 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1102
MT6983
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3050 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Mali-G710 MP10
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
850 MHz
Max display resolution
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3200 x 1440
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
1.632 TFLOPS
Execution units
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10
Shading units
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96
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.1
DirectX version
-
12

Connectivity

4G support
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LTE Cat. 24
5G support
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Yes
Bluetooth
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5.3
Wi-Fi
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6
Navigation
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GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
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LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
3750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
60 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
12 MB
1 MB
Audio codecs
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AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
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1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Storage type
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UFS 3.1
Video codecs
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H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
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4K at 60FPS
Video capture
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4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Yes
TDP
14 W
4 W

Advantages

Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 60 Gbit/s)
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Dimensity 9000
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2021 (November 2020 vs November 2021)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+45% 2319
Dimensity 9000
1599
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+102% 8478
Dimensity 9000
4199

FP32 (float)

Apple M1 iPad
+60% 2696
Dimensity 9000
1682

SiliconCat Rating

9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
31
Ranks 31 among all SOC on our website
Apple M1 iPad
Dimensity 9000

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