Apple M1 (iPad) vs Apple M3 (iPad)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M3 (iPad) (97/100)
Apple M3 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Apple M1 (iPad) (84/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 84.0 Very Good | 97.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 89.0 Very Good | 98.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 15 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | 30 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Section 2 | 24 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Section 3 | 19 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Stability | 77% | 70% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 11 TOPS | 18 TOPS |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 629472 | 782907 |
| GPU | 687856 | 1029236 |
| Memory | 214672 | 305749 |
| Total score | 2027700 | 2777287 |
| UX | 495700 | 659395 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 3.2 GHz – Firestorm4x 2.1 GHz – Icestorm | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 14 W | 20 W |
| Transistor count | 16 billion | 25 billion |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Upload speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Asset compression | 331.8 MB/sec | 458.1 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 34.7 images/sec | 48.2 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.52 Gpixels/sec | 1.93 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 71.1 images/sec | 108.3 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.42 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.6 Gpixels/sec | 2.41 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 290 Mpixels/sec | 422.1 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 174.3 pages/sec | 270.6 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.09 Gpixels/sec | 1.43 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 192.9 images/sec | 287.2 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 223.3 Mpixels/sec | 299.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3208.4 FPS | 4690 FPS |
| Photo processing | 72.7 images/sec | 116.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 9.72 Mpixels/sec | 13.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 5 tests | 4 tests |
| Stereo matching | 107 Gpixels/sec | 128.9 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 2617 Gigaflops | 3179.5 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1278 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Pipelines | — | 9 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| Total shaders | — | 1152 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | November 2020 | October 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1102 | — |
| Successor | -Apple M4 (iPad) | — |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 68.25 Gb/s | 102.4 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- VP9- Motion JPEG | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 48MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M1 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2024-11-07(Cool) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-01-09(Rift) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-09(Arcia) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-29(Blizz) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-08(AL10) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-18(Avacada) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-04(クラ絶) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-24->op1 | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2025-09-28->will09 | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-01-26(Bearry) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-03(Bearry) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-21(Noora) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-22(Noora) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-08(Bearry) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-12(Kaimen) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-17(Jacob) | — | AnTuTu |
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