Apple M3 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M3 (iPad) (97/100)
Apple M3 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 8300 (55/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 97.0 Excellent WINNER | 55.0 Below Average |
| Performance | 98.0 Excellent WINNER | 52.0 Below Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Stability | 70% | 77% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 18 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 780 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 782907 | 482670 |
| GPU | 1029236 | 432750 |
| Memory | 305749 | 299238 |
| Total score | 2777287 | 1604305 |
| UX | 659395 | 389647 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – | 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A7153x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A7154x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4050 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 20 W | 6 W |
| Transistor count | 25 billion | — |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 24 |
| Modem | — | MediaTek T800 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Vulkan |
| Asset compression | 458.1 MB/sec | 174.4 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 48.2 images/sec | 12.2 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.93 Gpixels/sec | 0.63 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 108.3 images/sec | 9.4 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.41 Gpixels/sec | 0.46 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 422.1 Mpixels/sec | 136.1 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.6 pages/sec | 128.6 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.43 Gpixels/sec | 0.43 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 287.2 images/sec | 93.5 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 299.9 Mpixels/sec | 146.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4690 FPS | 1671.3 FPS |
| Photo processing | 116.1 images/sec | 37.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 13.4 Mpixels/sec | 4.97 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 50 tests |
| Stereo matching | 128.9 Gpixels/sec | 16.7 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3179.5 Gigaflops | 2150.4 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1380 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Pipelines | 9 | 6 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1152 | 768 |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2023 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | — | MT6897 |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 official site |
| Successor | — | -MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 102.4 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 320MP |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 📘 2026-06-29->Dranz | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-03(Dyvipelham) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-04(Raze) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-12(By_Tavz-🇧🇷) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-15(Shivam) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-28(Chisa) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-08(atrix6) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-21(FanzerNN) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 12555 |
| Phones tested | — | 2 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 23328 |
| Video editing score | — | 6419 |
| Web score | — | 14649 |
| Writing score | — | 18403 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Xiaomi Redmi K70E | — | 1886429 |
| 2.Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro | — | 1604305 |
| 3.Xiaomi 14T | — | 1598339 |
| Phones with Dimensity 8300 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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