Apple M1 (iPad) vs Apple M3 (iPad)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 (iPad), vs Apple M3 (iPad). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 479517 | 426842 |
| GPU | 777678 | 696454 |
| Memory | 194372 | 304514 |
| UX | 334430 | 386474 |
| NanoReview Score | 1795997 | 1814284 |
| Stability | 73 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 102 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 326.3 MB/s | 459.7 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 176 pages/s | 266.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 224.2 MP/sec | 312.1 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 31.9 frames/s | 48.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 70 frames/s | 125.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 192 frames/s | 283.3 frames/s |
| HDR | 283 MP/sec | 419.3 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 9.65 MP/sec | 13.4 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm - 4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm |
- 4x 4.05 GHz – - 4x 2.75 GHz – |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 | 4050 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Transistor count | 16 billion | 25 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 14 W | 20 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple M1 GPU | n/a |
| Architecture | Apple GPU | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | n/a |
| Execution Units | 8 | n/a |
| Shader Units | 128 | n/a |
| Total shader | 1024 | n/a |
| FLOPS | 2617 GFLOPS | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| GPU Frequency | 11 TOPS | 18 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 68.25 Gbit/s | 102.4 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 2732x2048 pixels | 2732x2048 pixels |
| Camera | n/a | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 MB/s | Up to 7500 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 2500 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
Other
| Announced | November, 2020 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | APL1102 | n/a |
Results
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