Apple M4 (iPad) vs Apple M3 (iPad)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 (iPad), vs Apple M3 (iPad). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 (iPad) and Apple M3 (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 M4 (iPad)
2797277
Apple M3 (iPad)
1814284
CPU763066426842
GPU1167582696454
Memory430483304514
UX436146386474
NanoReview Score27972771814284
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (iPad)
3767
Apple M3 (iPad)
3037
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (iPad)
14677
Apple M3 (iPad)
11776
File Compression577.3 MB/s459.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser341.4 pages/s266.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering367.5 MP/sec312.1 MP/sec
Background Blur57.2 frames/s48.1 frames/s
Photo Processing149.6 frames/s125.3 frames/s
Image Detection422.4 frames/s283.3 frames/s
HDR506.2 MP/sec419.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing17.7 MP/sec13.4 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 4.4 GHz –
- 5x 2.85 GHz –
- 4x 4.05 GHz –
- 4x 2.75 GHz –
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 9 8
Frequency 4400 4050
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.6-A
L1 cache 192 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Transistor count 28 billion 25 billion
Power (TDP) 14 W 20 W

Graphics

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

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 38 TOPS 18 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 120 Gbit/s 102.4 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 2064x2752 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
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 n/a
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced May, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Class Flagship Flagship

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