Apple M2 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8050

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M2 (iPad) with MediaTek Dimensity 8050. 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

M2 (iPad)

2620

Dimensity 8050

1094

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M2 (iPad)

9793

Dimensity 8050

3349

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Blizzard	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Number of transistors	20000 million
TDP	20 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek APU 570

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M2 GPU	Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1398 MHz	886 MHz
Execution units	8	9
Shaders	1024	288
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2520x1080
Max camera resolution		1x 200MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	4.7 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3 Gbps	2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.2
Satellite navigation	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS