Apple M2 (iPad)
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Apple M2 (iPad)

Overall Score
93/100
GRADE A · Excellent
Key Technical Specifications
Processor (CPU) 841074
Graphics (GPU) 801119
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Apple M2 (iPad) is an engineering-tested mobile processors achieving an overall rating of 93/100. It is positioned for high-end professional and heavy multitasking use.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
NanoReview Score
93/100
Rating: Excellent
Performance
98/100
Rating: Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

3DMark

3DMark specifications for Apple M2 (iPad)
Specification Value
Graphics test 18 FPS
Section 1 41 FPS
Section 2 33 FPS
Section 3 23 FPS
Stability 67%

AI Accelerator

AI Accelerator specifications for Apple M2 (iPad)
Specification Value
NPU theoretical performance 15.8 TOPS
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine

AnTuTu 11

AnTuTu 11 specifications for Apple M2 (iPad)
Specification Value
CPU 841074
GPU 801119
Memory 371059
Total score 2536320
UX 523068

CPU

CPU specifications for Apple M2 (iPad)
Specification Value
Architecture 4x 3.49 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.42 GHz – Blizzard
Cores 8
Frequency 3490 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 16 MB
Manufacturing TSMC
Process 5 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 20 W
Transistor count 20 billion

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Apple M2 (iPad)
Specification Value
4G support LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes
Bluetooth 5.0
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6

GeekBench 6

GeekBench 6 specifications for Apple M2 (iPad)
Specification Value
API Metal
Asset compression 386.1 MB/sec
Background blur 42 images/sec
Edge detection 1.92 Gpixels/sec
Face detection 93.3 images/sec
Feature matching 0.53 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 2.31 Gpixels/sec
HDR 334.9 Mpixels/sec
HTML 5 Browser 238.6 pages/sec
Horizon detection 1.36 Gpixels/sec
Image detection 236.7 images/sec
PDF Renderer 269.5 Mpixels/sec
Particle physics 5024.6 FPS
Photo processing 106.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.4 Mpixels/sec
Samples 4 tests
Stereo matching 129.5 Gpixels/sec

Graphics

Graphics specifications for Apple M2 (iPad)
Specification Value
FLOPS 2863.1 Gigaflops
GPU frequency 1398 MHz
Pipelines 8
Shading units 128
Total shaders 1024

Info

Info specifications for Apple M2 (iPad)
Specification Value
Announced June 2022
Class Flagship
Model number APL1109
Successor -Apple M4 (iPad)

Memory

Memory specifications for Apple M2 (iPad)
Specification Value
Bus 8x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 102.4 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB
Memory frequency 3200 MHz
Memory type LPDDR5

Multimedia (ISP)

Multimedia (ISP) specifications for Apple M2 (iPad)
Specification Value
Audio codecs - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV
Max display resolution 2732 x 2048
Storage type NVMe
Video capture 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264- H.265- VP9
Video playback 4K at 60FPS

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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