Apple M2 (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 M2 (iPad) (93/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 93.0 Excellent | 97.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 98.0 Excellent | 98.0 Excellent |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | 41 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Section 3 | 23 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Stability | 67% | 70% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 15.8 TOPS | 18 TOPS |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 841074 | 782907 |
| GPU | 801119 | 1029236 |
| Memory | 371059 | 305749 |
| Total score | 2536320 | 2777287 |
| UX | 523068 | 659395 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 3.49 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.42 GHz – Blizzard | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3490 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 20 W | 20 W |
| Transistor count | 20 billion | 25 billion |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 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 3000 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Asset compression | 386.1 MB/sec | 458.1 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 42 images/sec | 48.2 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.92 Gpixels/sec | 1.93 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 93.3 images/sec | 108.3 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.53 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.31 Gpixels/sec | 2.41 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 334.9 Mpixels/sec | 422.1 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238.6 pages/sec | 270.6 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.36 Gpixels/sec | 1.43 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 236.7 images/sec | 287.2 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 269.5 Mpixels/sec | 299.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 5024.6 FPS | 4690 FPS |
| Photo processing | 106.5 images/sec | 116.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.4 Mpixels/sec | 13.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 4 tests |
| Stereo matching | 129.5 Gpixels/sec | 128.9 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 2863.1 Gigaflops | 3179.5 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1398 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Pipelines | 8 | 9 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1152 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | June 2022 | October 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1109 | — |
| Successor | -Apple M4 (iPad) | — |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 102.4 Gb/s | 102.4 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M2 (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 | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 48MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | — | Benchmark |
| 📘 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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