Apple M3 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus. 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)

Dimensity 1000 Plus

602175

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

3028

Dimensity 1000 Plus

793

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Dimensity 1000 Plus

2902

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million
TDP	20 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name		Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Architecture		Mali Valhall
GPU frequency		850 MHz
Execution units		9
Shaders		144
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2520x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
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	4.7 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS