Apple M4 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8020
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M4 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 8020 (42/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M4 (iPad):
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 41)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 41.0 Poor |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 42.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 56 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 98% |
| Graphics test | — | 3 FPS |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 38 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | MediaTek APU 570 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 915032 | 349209 |
| GPU | 1135331 | 150375 |
| Memory | 349968 | 181946 |
| Total score | 3116013 | — |
| UX | 715682 | 299929 |
| Total score | — | 981459 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – | 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A784x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4410 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | — |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | — |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | — | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | — | 320 KB |
| L3 cache | — | 8 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 4 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
| Download speed | — | Up to 4700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 2500 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 125.7 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 | — | 172.2 MB/sec |
| Background blur | — | 12.3 images/sec |
| Edge detection | — | 0.32 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | — | 3.47 images/sec |
| Feature matching | — | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | — | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 99.4 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | — | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | — | 78.5 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 132.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | — | 822.7 FPS |
| Photo processing | — | 36.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 4.75 Mpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | — | 13.7 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3763.2 Gigaflops | 481.5 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1470 MHz | — |
| GPU frequency | — | 836 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 9 |
| Shading units | — | 32 |
| Total shaders | — | 288 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | May 2024 | April 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | — | MT6891, MT6891Z_Z/CZA |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 120 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 24 GB | — |
| Memory frequency | 7500 MHz | — |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | — |
| Max bandwidth | — | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 16 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 108MP |
| Max display resolution | — | 2520 x 1080 |
| Storage type | — | UFS 3.1 |
| Video capture | — | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 4K at 60FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 📘 2026-01-01(Stefan) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-01-25(CRUCIUS) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-02-06(Ren :3) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-05(Otuab) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-15(Poseidon) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-29(Ren :3) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-03(Ren :3) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-22(GEKO973239) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 10609 |
| Phones tested | — | Less than 3 |
| Photo editing score | — | 46444 |
| Video editing score | — | 7875 |
| Web score | — | 15979 |
| Writing score | — | 18299 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Motorola Edge 40 | — | 981459 |
| Phones with Dimensity 8020 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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