Apple M3 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M3 (iPad) (97/100)
Apple M3 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 9500M (96/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 97.0 Excellent WINNER | 96.0 Excellent |
| Performance | 98.0 Excellent WINNER | 97.0 Excellent |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | — |
| Stability | 70% | — |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 18 TOPS | 100 TOPS |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 990 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 782907 | 983039 |
| GPU | 1029236 | 1327484 |
| Memory | 305749 | 460333 |
| Total score | 2777287 | 3579952 |
| UX | 659395 | 809096 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – | 1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4050 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 20 W | 9 W |
| Transistor count | 25 billion | — |
| L3 cache | — | 16 MB |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 10700 Mbps |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 24 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | — |
| Asset compression | 458.1 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 48.2 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 1.93 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 108.3 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 2.41 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 422.1 Mpixels/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.6 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 1.43 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 287.2 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 299.9 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 4690 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 116.1 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 13.4 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 4 tests | — |
| Stereo matching | 128.9 Gpixels/sec | — |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3179.5 Gigaflops | 4832.2 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1380 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Pipelines | 9 | 11 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1152 | 1408 |
| DirectX version | — | 12.1 |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.4 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2023 | August 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 102.4 Gb/s | 85.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 320MP |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2025-09-28->will09 | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-01-26(Bearry) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-03(Bearry) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-21(Noora) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-22(Noora) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-08(Bearry) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-12(Kaimen) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-17(Jacob) | AnTuTu | — |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Vivo iQOO Neo 11 Ultra | — | 3579952 |
| Phones with Dimensity 9500M | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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