Apple M2 (iPad) vs Apple M4 (iPad)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M2 (iPad), vs Apple M4 (iPad). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M2 (iPad) and Apple M4 (iPad)
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple M2 (iPad)
2188966
Apple M4 (iPad)
2797277
CPU547920763066
GPU9151491167582
Memory363648430483
UX362249436146
NanoReview Score21889662797277
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple M2 (iPad)
19845
Apple M4 (iPad)
n/a
Stability74 %n/a
Graphics Test118 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 (iPad)
2623
Apple M4 (iPad)
3767
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M2 (iPad)
9803
Apple M4 (iPad)
14677
File Compression375.1 MB/s577.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser220.6 pages/s341.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering249.8 MP/sec367.5 MP/sec
Background Blur41.1 frames/s57.2 frames/s
Photo Processing99.3 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Image Detection226.5 frames/s422.4 frames/s
HDR325.7 MP/sec506.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing10.7 MP/sec17.7 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 3.49 GHz – Avalanche
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Blizzard
- 4x 4.4 GHz –
- 5x 2.85 GHz –
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 9
Frequency 3490 4400
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Transistor count 20 billion 28 billion
Power (TDP) 20 W 14 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Apple M2 GPU Apple M4 GPU
Architecture Apple GPU Apple GPU
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 1598 MHz
Execution Units 8 10
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 1024 1280
FLOPS 2918 GFLOPS 4090 GFLOPS

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU Frequency 15.8 TOPS 38 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 7500 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 102.4 Gbit/s 120 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type NVMe NVMe
Max. resolution 2732x2048 pixels 2064x2752 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X70
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3000 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 June, 2022 yr May, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename APL1109 n/a

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