Apple M1 (iPad) vs MediaTek Helio G36

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M1 (iPad) with MediaTek Helio G36. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

M1 (iPad)

Helio G36

103140

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

2297

Helio G36

175

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

8397

Helio G36

722

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 3.2 GHz – Apple Icestorm	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A75 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	5 nm	12 nm
Number of transistors	16000 million
TDP	14 Watt	2.2 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M1 GPU	Imagination PowerVR GE8320
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	PowerVR Rogue
GPU frequency	1278 MHz	680 MHz
Execution units	8	1
Shaders	1024	64
OpenCL API		1.2
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2400x1080@90Hz
Max camera resolution		1x 50MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps	0.150 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS