Apple M4 (iPad) vs MediaTek Helio G96
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M4 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Helio G96 (28/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M4 (iPad):
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 23)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 23.0 Poor |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 28.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 56 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 97% |
| Graphics test | — | 1 FPS |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 38 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | MediaTek APU |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 915032 | 182454 |
| GPU | 1135331 | 44018 |
| Memory | 349968 | 129323 |
| Total score | 3116013 | — |
| UX | 715682 | 137427 |
| Total score | — | 493222 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – | 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A766x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4410 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | — |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | — |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv8.2-A |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 5 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | — |
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | — | No |
| Download speed | — | Up to 650 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 150 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 501.5 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 54.3 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 2.32 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 124.8 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 2.8 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 461.1 Mpixels/sec | 57.6 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 305.6 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 1.7 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 416.7 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 317.1 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 4657.1 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 139.8 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 14.9 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 7 tests | 10 tests |
| Stereo matching | 164.7 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Asset compression | — | 93.6 MB/sec |
| Background blur | — | 5.54 images/sec |
| Edge detection | — | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | — | 0.91 images/sec |
| Feature matching | — | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | — | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 48.6 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | — | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | — | 36 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 65.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | — | 216.6 FPS |
| Photo processing | — | 18.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 2.77 Mpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | — | 3.59 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3763.2 Gigaflops | 121.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1470 MHz | — |
| DirectX version | — | 12 |
| GPU frequency | — | 950 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 2 |
| Shading units | — | 32 |
| Total shaders | — | 64 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | May 2024 | June 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | — | MT6781 |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Helio G96 official site |
| Successor | — | -MediaTek Helio G99 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 120 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 24 GB | — |
| Memory frequency | 7500 MHz | — |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | — |
| Max bandwidth | — | 17.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 10 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | — |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | — |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Audio codecs | — | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Max display resolution | — | 2520 x 1080 |
| Storage type | — | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Video capture | — | 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2024-07-01(Aoul) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2024-07-10(Vlad) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2025-09-13(Yusuf baser) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-04-26(BG-M4-User) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-03(Astreeek) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-01-23(sp4wai) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-02-05->VNSL | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-02-21(bogdan1337) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-02-26(akbaar) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-08(Nathaniel) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-16(Lahmacun) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-22(PowerS) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-20(Victor monteiiro) | — | GeekBench CPU |
Gaming
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Mobile | — | 42 FPS[Medium] |
| Device | — | Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro1080 x 2400 |
| Fortnite | — | 26 FPS[Low] |
| Genshin Impact | — | 23 FPS[Low] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | — | 51 FPS[Ultra] |
| PUBG Mobile | — | 72 FPS[Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | — | 58 FPS[Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | — | 66 FPS[Medium] |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 7218 |
| Phones tested | — | 5 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 17332 |
| Video editing score | — | 5051 |
| Web score | — | 7155 |
| Writing score | — | 9682 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G96 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Tecno Camon 19 Pro | — | 550230 |
| 2.Realme 8i | — | 500517 |
| 3.Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S | — | 493222 |
| 4.Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro | — | 486348 |
| 5.Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S | — | 484747 |
| 6.Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global) | — | 463453 |
| Phones with Helio G96 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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