Apple M3 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro. 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

M3 (iPad)

3028

Kirin 9030 Pro

1693

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Kirin 9030 Pro

5852

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	1x 2.75 GHz 3x 1.72 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million
TDP	20 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	HUAWEI Da Vinci

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name		Maleoon 935
GPU Architecture		Huawei Maleoon
GPU frequency		800 MHz
Execution units		6
Shaders		1536
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 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	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.3	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS