Apple M1 iPad
							Apple M1 iPad vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
                                        Label Name
                                    
                                    
                                        Apple
                                                                            
                                    
                                        MediaTek
                                                                            
                                
                                        Launch Date
                                    
                                    
                                        November 2020
                                                                            
                                    
                                        July 2022
                                                                                    
                                                                            
                                
                                        Platform
                                    
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                                                            
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                                                            
                                
                                Manufacturing
                                                            
                            
                                TSMC
                                                            
                            
                                TSMC
                                                            
                        
                                Model Name
                                                            
                            
                                APL1102
                                                            
                            
                                MT6983Z
                                                            
                        
                                Architecture
                                                            
                            
                                4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
                                                            
                            
                                1x 3.2 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
                                                            
                            
                                3200 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Instruction set
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                ARMv9-A
                                                            
                        GPU Specifications
                                GPU name
                                                            
                            
                                Apple M1 GPU
                                                            
                            
                                Mali-G710 MP10
                                                            
                        
                                GPU frequency
                                                            
                            
                                1278 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                933 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Max display resolution
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                2960 x 1440
                                                            
                        
                                FLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                2.617 TFLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                1.7913 TFLOPS
                                                            
                        
                                Execution units
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                10
                                                            
                        
                                Shading units
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                96
                                                            
                        
                                OpenCL version
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                2.0
                                                            
                        
                                Vulkan version
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                1.1
                                                            
                        
                                DirectX version
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                12
                                                            
                        Connectivity
                                4G support
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                LTE Cat. 24
                                                            
                        
                                5G support
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                        
                                Bluetooth
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                5.3
                                                            
                        
                                Wi-Fi
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                6
                                                            
                        
                                Navigation
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
                                                            
                        Memory Specifications
                                Memory type
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                LPDDR5X
                                                            
                        
                                Memory frequency
                                                            
                            
                                4266 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                3750 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Memory Bus
                                                            
                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                                                            
                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                                                            
                        Miscellaneous
                                L2 Cache
                                                            
                            
                                12 MB
                                                            
                            
                                1 MB
                                                            
                        
                                Audio codecs
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
                                                            
                        
                                Max camera resolution
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
                                                            
                        
                                Storage type
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                UFS 3.1
                                                            
                        
                                Video codecs
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
                                                            
                        
                                Video playback
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                4K at 60FPS
                                                            
                        
                                Video capture
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                4K at 60FPS
                                                            
                        
                                Neural processor (NPU)
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                MediaTek APU 590
                                                            
                        
                                TDP
                                                            
                            
                                14 W
                                                            
                            
                                4 W
                                                            
                        Advantages
 
                                                            
                                        Dimensity 9000 Plus
                                    
                                    - Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: July 2022 (November 2020 vs July 2022)
AnTuTu 10
											Score
										
									
									
										Apple M1 iPad
									
								
								
																			
											+53%
										
																		
										1726148
									
								
								
									
										Dimensity 9000 Plus
									
								
								
																		
										1125263
									
								
								Performance
CPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									499627 
																			
																	
								
									370423 
																	
							GPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									695081 
																			
																	
								
									332503 
																	
							Memory
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									198785 
																			
																	
								
									179937 
																	
							UX
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									332655 
																			
																	
								
									242400 
																	
							
						
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							Geekbench 6
                                                Single Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Apple M1 iPad
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +40%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        2319
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Dimensity 9000 Plus
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        1654
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                                Multi Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Apple M1 iPad
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +88%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        8478
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Dimensity 9000 Plus
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        4517
                                        
                                    
                                    FP32 (float)
                                            Apple M1 iPad
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +46%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        2696
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Dimensity 9000 Plus
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        1845
                                        
                                    
                                    SiliconCat Rating
								19
							
							
								Ranks 19 among all SOC on our website
							
						
								43
							
							
								Ranks 43 among all SOC on our website
							
						Dimensity 9000 Plus
							 
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                            