Apple M4 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M4 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 8350 (57/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M4 (iPad):
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 53)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 53.0 Below Average |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 57.0 Below Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 56 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | — |
| Graphics test | — | 9 FPS |
| Section 1 | — | 20 FPS |
| Section 2 | — | 19 FPS |
| Section 3 | — | 16 FPS |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 38 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | MediaTek APU 780 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 915032 | 514672 |
| GPU | 1135331 | 480538 |
| Memory | 349968 | 275946 |
| Total score | 3116013 | — |
| UX | 715682 | 453601 |
| Total score | — | 1724757 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – | 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A7153x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A7154x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4410 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | — |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | — |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv9-A |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 6 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | — |
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 | MediaTek T800 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
| Download speed | — | Up to 5170 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 501.5 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 54.3 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 2.32 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 124.8 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 2.8 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 461.1 Mpixels/sec | 116.5 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 305.6 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 1.7 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 416.7 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 317.1 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 4657.1 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 139.8 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 14.9 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 7 tests | 25 tests |
| Stereo matching | 164.7 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Asset compression | — | 186.1 MB/sec |
| Background blur | — | 12.9 images/sec |
| Edge detection | — | 0.54 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | — | 7.75 images/sec |
| Feature matching | — | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | — | 0.47 Gpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 139.7 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | — | 0.41 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | — | 88.8 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 134.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | — | 1712.6 FPS |
| Photo processing | — | 36.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 5 Mpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | — | 16.2 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3763.2 Gigaflops | 2150.4 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1470 MHz | — |
| GPU frequency | — | 1400 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 6 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| Total shaders | — | 768 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | May 2024 | November 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | — | MT6897, MT6897Z_A/ZA MT8792Z/NA |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 official site |
| Successor | — | -MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 120 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 24 GB | — |
| Memory frequency | 7500 MHz | — |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | — |
| Max bandwidth | — | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 4266 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | — |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | — |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Audio codecs | — | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 320MP |
| Max display resolution | — | 2960 x 1440 |
| Storage type | — | UFS 4.0 |
| Video capture | — | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 4K at 60FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 📘 2026-08-17(KForKanzz) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-19(K) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-20(GT User) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-20(Olly) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-08-21(Gord) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-22(Hardik) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-23(None) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G | — | 1775645 |
| 10.Realme P3 Ultra 5G | — | 1662214 |
| 2.Tecno Pova 7 Ultra 5G | — | 1771444 |
| 3.Infinix GT 30 Pro | — | 1740957 |
| 4.Oppo Reno 13 5G | — | 1727874 |
| 5.Motorola Edge 60 Pro | — | 1726985 |
| 6.Oppo Reno 14 | — | 1724757 |
| 7.Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G | — | 1719227 |
| 8.OnePlus Nord CE5 | — | 1696968 |
| 9.Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G | — | 1662456 |
| Phones with Dimensity 8350 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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