Apple M3 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 800U

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) with MediaTek Dimensity 800U. 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 800U

401197

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

3028

Dimensity 800U

614

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Dimensity 800U

1821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 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	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name		Mali-G57 MP3
GPU Architecture		Mali Valhall
GPU frequency		850 MHz
Execution units		3
Shaders		48
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2520x1080@120Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 64MP, 1x 20MP + 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	2.77 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	1.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS