Apple M3 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 980. 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

M3 (iPad)

Kirin 980

484026

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

3028

Kirin 980

698

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Kirin 980

2482

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million	6900 million
TDP	20 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	HiSilicon Dual NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name		Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Architecture		Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency		720 MHz
Execution units		10
Shaders		160
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	3120x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 48MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	1.4 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS