Apple M1 (iPad)
[ APPLE ] Mobile Processors

Apple M1 (iPad)

Overall Score
84/100
GRADE B · Very Good
Key Technical Specifications
Processor (CPU) 629472
Graphics (GPU) 687856
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Apple M1 (iPad) is an engineering-tested mobile processors achieving an overall rating of 84/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
NanoReview Score
84/100
Rating: Very Good
Performance
89/100
Rating: Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

3DMark

3DMark specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
Graphics test 15 FPS
Section 1 30 FPS
Section 2 24 FPS
Section 3 19 FPS
Stability 77%

AI Accelerator

AI Accelerator specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
NPU theoretical performance 11 TOPS
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine

AnTuTu 11

AnTuTu 11 specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
CPU 629472
GPU 687856
Memory 214672
Total score 2027700
UX 495700

CPU

CPU specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
Architecture 4x 3.2 GHz – Firestorm4x 2.1 GHz – Icestorm
Cores 8
Frequency 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC
Process 5 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 14 W
Transistor count 16 billion

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
4G support LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes
Bluetooth 5.0
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6

GeekBench 6

GeekBench 6 specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
API Metal
Asset compression 331.8 MB/sec
Background blur 34.7 images/sec
Edge detection 1.52 Gpixels/sec
Face detection 71.1 images/sec
Feature matching 0.42 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.6 Gpixels/sec
HDR 290 Mpixels/sec
HTML 5 Browser 174.3 pages/sec
Horizon detection 1.09 Gpixels/sec
Image detection 192.9 images/sec
PDF Renderer 223.3 Mpixels/sec
Particle physics 3208.4 FPS
Photo processing 72.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.72 Mpixels/sec
Samples 5 tests
Stereo matching 107 Gpixels/sec

Graphics

Graphics specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
FLOPS 2617 Gigaflops
GPU frequency 1278 MHz

Info

Info specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
Announced November 2020
Class Flagship
Model number APL1102
Successor -Apple M4 (iPad)

Memory

Memory specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
Bus 8x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 68.25 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB
Memory frequency 2133 MHz
Memory type LPDDR4X

Multimedia (ISP)

Multimedia (ISP) specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
Audio codecs - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV
Max display resolution 2732 x 2048
Storage type NVMe
Video capture 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264- H.265- VP9- Motion JPEG
Video playback 4K at 60FPS

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Apple M1 (iPad)
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2024-11-07(Cool) AnTuTu
📘 2026-01-09(Rift) AnTuTu
📘 2026-03-09(Arcia) AnTuTu
📘 2026-03-29(Blizz) AnTuTu
📘 2026-04-08(AL10) AnTuTu
📘 2026-04-18(Avacada) GeekBench CPU
📘 2026-07-04(クラ絶) AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-24->op1 GeekBench CPU

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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