Apple M3 (iPad) vs MediaTek Helio G95
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M3 (iPad) (97/100)
Apple M3 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to MediaTek Helio G95 (28/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 97.0 Excellent WINNER | 28.0 Poor |
| Performance | 98.0 Excellent WINNER | 24.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | — |
| Stability | 70% | 95% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 18 TOPS | 1 TOPS |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 782907 | 198562 |
| GPU | 1029236 | 57845 |
| Memory | 305749 | 113958 |
| Total score | 2777287 | 535127 |
| UX | 659395 | 164762 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – | 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A766x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4050 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 20 W | 5 W |
| Transistor count | 25 billion | — |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 12 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 458.1 MB/sec | 93.8 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 48.2 images/sec | 5.29 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.93 Gpixels/sec | 0.12 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 108.3 images/sec | 1.88 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.41 Gpixels/sec | 0.09 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 422.1 Mpixels/sec | 61 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.6 pages/sec | 50.7 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.43 Gpixels/sec | 0.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 287.2 images/sec | 36.8 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 299.9 Mpixels/sec | 71.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4690 FPS | 303.4 FPS |
| Photo processing | 116.1 images/sec | 19.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 13.4 Mpixels/sec | 2.86 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 16 tests |
| Stereo matching | 128.9 Gpixels/sec | 6.35 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3179.5 Gigaflops | 172.8 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1380 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Pipelines | 9 | 4 |
| Shading units | 128 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 1152 | 96 |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2023 | September 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | — | MT6785V/CD |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Helio G95 official site |
| Successor | — | -MediaTek Helio G99 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 102.4 Gb/s | 17.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 10 GB |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 24MP |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Storage type | NVMe | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | 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 | — |
| 📘 2026-04-18->opeiped | — | CPU Throttle |
| 📘 2026-06-05(Vadim250905) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-21(Vadim250905) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-06-24(alvyan) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-19(Stoic-saint) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-15(Rey Firmansyah) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-08-20(rejaulakash) | — | AnTuTu |
Gaming
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Mobile | — | 38 FPS[Ultra] |
| Device | — | Realme 71080 x 2400 |
| Fortnite | — | 27 FPS[Low] |
| Genshin Impact | — | 27 FPS[Low] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | — | 52 FPS[Ultra] |
| PUBG Mobile | — | 51 FPS[Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | — | 57 FPS[Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | — | 48 FPS[High] |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 6984 |
| Phones tested | — | 3 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 17761 |
| Video editing score | — | 6017 |
| Web score | — | 6290 |
| Writing score | — | 9390 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G95 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Xiaomi Poco M5s | — | 554599 |
| 2.Realme 8 | — | 536149 |
| 3.Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S | — | 530335 |
| Phones with Helio G95 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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