Apple M4 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M4 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 8200 (48/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 48.0 Poor |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 46.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Section 1 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 56 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 97% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 38 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 580 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 915032 | 428145 |
| GPU | 1135331 | 233006 |
| Memory | 349968 | 267125 |
| Total score | 3116013 | 1240821 |
| UX | 715682 | 312545 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – | 1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex A783x 3 GHz – Cortex A784x 2 GHz – Cortex A55 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4410 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | — |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 6 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 4700 Mbps |
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 501.5 MB/sec | 172.8 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 54.3 images/sec | 14.7 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 124.8 images/sec | 2.93 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.8 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 461.1 Mpixels/sec | 118.4 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 305.6 pages/sec | 108 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.7 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 416.7 images/sec | 86.2 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 317.1 Mpixels/sec | 140.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4657.1 FPS | 955.6 FPS |
| Photo processing | 139.8 images/sec | 34.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.9 Mpixels/sec | 4.63 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 7 tests | 28 tests |
| Stereo matching | 164.7 Gpixels/sec | 10.3 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3763.2 Gigaflops | 729.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1470 MHz | 950 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 6 |
| Shading units | — | 64 |
| Total shaders | — | 384 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | May 2024 | December 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | — | MT6896Z |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 official site |
| Successor | — | -MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 120 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory frequency | 7500 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 320MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2024-07-01(Aoul) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2024-07-10(Vlad) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2025-09-13(Yusuf baser) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-04-26(BG-M4-User) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-03(Astreeek) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-23(Maragidyne) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-28(RostFadeev) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-31->Le Hieu | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-01(Opan) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-01->Guzman | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-09->qngz_ | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-08-20(Zombiezcry) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 10859 |
| Phones tested | — | 11 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 32165 |
| Video editing score | — | 5571 |
| Web score | — | 11474 |
| Writing score | — | 20448 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Infinix Zero 40 5G | — | 1315468 |
| 10.Xiaomi 13T | — | 1175951 |
| 2.Infinix GT 20 Pro | — | 1306340 |
| 3.Oppo Reno 11 Pro | — | 1292987 |
| 4.Vivo V30 Pro | — | 1272440 |
| 5.Vivo iQOO Neo 7 | — | 1241266 |
| 6.Tecno Camon 30 Premier | — | 1240821 |
| 7.Tecno Camon 30 Pro | — | 1230893 |
| 8.Vivo V27 Pro | — | 1219177 |
| 9.Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro | — | 1207095 |
| Phones with Dimensity 8200 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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