Apple M3 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 6360
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M3 (iPad) (97/100)
Apple M3 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 6360 (32/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 97.0 Excellent WINNER | 32.0 Poor |
| Performance | 98.0 Excellent WINNER | 26.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | — |
| Stability | 70% | — |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 18 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 782907 | 231974 |
| GPU | 1029236 | 47174 |
| Memory | 305749 | 152618 |
| Total score | 2777287 | 612702 |
| UX | 659395 | 180936 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – | 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A766x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4050 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 20 W | — |
| Transistor count | 25 billion | — |
| L3 cache | — | 2 MB |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 3300 Mbps |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 1250 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | — |
| Asset compression | 458.1 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 48.2 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 1.93 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 108.3 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 2.41 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 422.1 Mpixels/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.6 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 1.43 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 287.2 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 299.9 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 4690 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 116.1 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 13.4 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 4 tests | Less than 3 |
| Stereo matching | 128.9 Gpixels/sec | — |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3179.5 Gigaflops | 137.2 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1380 MHz | 1072 MHz |
| Pipelines | 9 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 1152 | 64 |
| DirectX version | — | 12 |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2023 | April 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 102.4 Gb/s | 17 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | 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 | — |
| 📘 2026-07-11(Maroof) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 6360 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.OnePlus N6 | — | 612702 |
| 2.OnePlus N6x | — | 575921 |
| Phones with Dimensity 6360 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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