Apple M2 (iPad) vs MediaTek Helio G80

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M2 (iPad) with MediaTek Helio G80. 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

M2 (iPad)

Helio G80

228374

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M2 (iPad)

2620

Helio G80

356

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M2 (iPad)

9793

Helio G80

1311

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Blizzard	2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	5 nm	12 nm
Number of transistors	20000 million
TDP	20 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek CorePilot

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M2 GPU	Mali-G52 MP2
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	1398 MHz	950 MHz
Execution units	8	2
Shaders	1024	32
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2520x1080
Max camera resolution		1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	2K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS