Apple M4 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M4 (iPad) with MediaTek Dimensity 1080. 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

M4 (iPad)

Dimensity 1080

475057

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M4 (iPad)

3748

Dimensity 1080

839

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M4 (iPad)

14604

Dimensity 1080

2385

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.4 GHz	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	6 nm
Number of transistors	28000 million
TDP	14 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	7500 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M4 GPU	Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1598 MHz	800 MHz
Execution units	10	4
Shaders	1280	64
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2064x2752	2520x1080@120Hz
Max camera resolution		1x 200MP
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	10 Gbps	2.77 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 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 NavIC QZSS