Apple M3 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M3 (iPad) (97/100)
Apple M3 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 8500 (68/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M3 (iPad):
- + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (97 vs 68)
- + Higher Performance score (98 vs 67)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| DeviceBenchmark Score | 97.0 Excellent WINNER | 68.0 Average |
| Performance | 98.0 Excellent WINNER | 67.0 Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | — |
| Stability | 70% | 77% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 18 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 880 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 782907 | 649177 |
| GPU | 1029236 | 633638 |
| Memory | 305749 | 376271 |
| Total score | 2777287 | 2120347 |
| UX | 659395 | 461261 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – | 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A7253x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A7254x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4050 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 20 W | 6 W |
| Transistor count | 25 billion | — |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| 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 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 458.1 MB/sec | 279.9 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 48.2 images/sec | 24.3 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.93 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 108.3 images/sec | 10.3 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.41 Gpixels/sec | 0.8 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 422.1 Mpixels/sec | 224 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.6 pages/sec | 201 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.43 Gpixels/sec | 0.56 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 287.2 images/sec | 136.2 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 299.9 Mpixels/sec | 223.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4690 FPS | 2219.4 FPS |
| Photo processing | 116.1 images/sec | 70.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 13.4 Mpixels/sec | 7.64 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 18 tests |
| Stereo matching | 128.9 Gpixels/sec | 46.4 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3179.5 Gigaflops | 3088.4 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1380 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| Pipelines | 9 | 8 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1152 | 1024 |
| DirectX version | — | 12 |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2023 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | — | MT6899Z_A/TZA |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 102.4 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| 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 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 📘 2026-08-03(Jesús) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-10(Աբօ-tech🇦🇲) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-11->Nagumo | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-13(Dihhstroyer) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-18(Hyper syl) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-21(Zheka) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-23->Arun6194 | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Honor Power 2 | — | 2407614 |
| 2.Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus | — | 2366913 |
| 3.Honor Win Turbo | — | 2268740 |
| 4.Oppo K15 Pro | — | 2254164 |
| 5.Motorola Edge 70 Pro | — | 2186261 |
| 6.Xiaomi 17T | — | 2173332 |
| 7.Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 | — | 2112047 |
| 8.Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro | — | 2085754 |
| 9.Oppo Reno 16 | — | 2078850 |
| Phones with Dimensity 8500 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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