MediaTek Dimensity 7050 vs Apple M4 (iPad)

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 7050, vs Apple M4 (iPad). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 7050 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
MediaTek Dimensity 7050
589160
Apple M4 (iPad)
2797277
CPU173485763066
GPU1152951167582
Memory136178430483
UX164202436146
NanoReview Score5891602797277
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 7050
2294
Apple M4 (iPad)
n/a
Graphics Test13 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 7050
956
Apple M4 (iPad)
3767
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 7050
2343
Apple M4 (iPad)
14677
File Compression122.4 MB/s577.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser60.8 pages/s341.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering90.6 MP/sec367.5 MP/sec
Background Blur6.5 frames/s57.2 frames/s
Photo Processing21.5 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Image Detection45.7 frames/s422.4 frames/s
HDR70.8 MP/sec506.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.32 MP/sec17.7 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4x 4.4 GHz –
- 5x 2.85 GHz –
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 9
Frequency 2600 4400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache n/a 192 KB
L2 cache n/a 16 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 3 nm
Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Power (TDP) 4 W 14 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G68 MP4 Apple M4 GPU
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Apple GPU
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1598 MHz
Execution Units 4 10
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 128 1280
FLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS 4090 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 550 Apple Neural Engine
GPU Frequency n/a 38 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 7500 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 120 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.1
- UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
NVMe
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2064x2752 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels n/a
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 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. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2770 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1250 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced May, 2023 yr May, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6877, MT6877V/TTZA n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 (iPad) the clear winner in this comparison.

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