Apple M4 (iPad) vs MediaTek Helio G88
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M4 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Helio G88 (24/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 24.0 Poor |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 18.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Section 1 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 56 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 98% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 38 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 915032 | 144055 |
| GPU | 1135331 | 28590 |
| Memory | 349968 | 86093 |
| Total score | 3116013 | 365001 |
| UX | 715682 | 106263 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – | 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4410 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | — |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 5 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 501.5 MB/sec | 74.4 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 54.3 images/sec | 3.14 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 124.8 images/sec | 1.09 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.8 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 461.1 Mpixels/sec | 45.1 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 305.6 pages/sec | 37.4 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.7 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 416.7 images/sec | 26 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 317.1 Mpixels/sec | 50.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4657.1 FPS | 168 FPS |
| Photo processing | 139.8 images/sec | 13.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.9 Mpixels/sec | 2.11 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 7 tests | 15 tests |
| Stereo matching | 164.7 Gpixels/sec | 3.57 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3763.2 Gigaflops | 96 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1470 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 2 |
| Shading units | — | 24 |
| Total shaders | — | 48 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | May 2024 | June 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | — | MT6769H |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Helio G88 official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 120 Gb/s | 13.41 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory frequency | 7500 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Storage type | NVMe | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 📘 2026-04-25(Windex) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-30(PhantomHail) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-08(HimerOpi) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-26(Shahin) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-29(Sanul) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-02(Mpanpis) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-07(user_chupapu) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-17(StalinxQQ) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 5214 |
| Phones tested | — | 11 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 18013 |
| Video editing score | — | 6126 |
| Web score | — | 10167 |
| Writing score | — | 7926 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G88 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Xiaomi Redmi 10 | — | 385831 |
| 10.TCL 50 SE | — | 304588 |
| 2.Infinix Hot 40 | — | 378680 |
| 3.Tecno Spark 10 Pro | — | 377243 |
| 4.Xiaomi Redmi 12 | — | 370165 |
| 5.Realme C55 | — | 365001 |
| 6.Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022 | — | 362744 |
| 7.Honor X8a | — | 339004 |
| 8.Tecno Pova 3 | — | 336634 |
| 9.Infinix Hot 30 | — | 331642 |
| Phones with Helio G88 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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