Apple M1 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 8020

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M1 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 8020. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

2297

Kirin 8020

1353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

8397

Kirin 8020

3577

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 3.2 GHz – Apple Icestorm	1x 2.285 GHz 3x 2.05 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	16000 million
TDP	14 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	HUAWEI Da Vinci

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	4266 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M1 GPU	Maleoon 920
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Huawei Maleoon
GPU frequency	1278 MHz	840 MHz
Execution units	8	4
Shaders	1024	1024
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.4
Satellite navigation	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS