Apple M4 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 9010

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M4 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 9010. 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

M4 (iPad)

3748

Kirin 9010

1408

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M4 (iPad)

14604

Kirin 9010

4284

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.4 GHz	2x 2.3 GHz – Taishan V121 6x 2.18 GHz – Taishan V121 4x 1.55 GHz – Cortex-A510
Number of cores	4	12
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	28000 million
TDP	14 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	HUAWEI Da Vinci

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	7500 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M4 GPU	Maleoon 910
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Huawei Maleoon
GPU frequency	1598 MHz	750 MHz
Execution units	10	4
Shaders	1280	1024
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2064x2752	3840x2160
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	10 Gbps	4.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS