Apple M1 iPad
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M1 iPad and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3730 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3730 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: April 2025 (November 2020 vs April 2025)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
MediaTek
November 2020
Launch Date
April 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
APL1102
Model Name
MT6991 MT6991Z/TCZA
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
Architecture
1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925, 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4, 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3730 MHz

GPU Specifications

Apple M1 GPU
GPU name
Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
1278 MHz
GPU frequency
1612 MHz
2.617 TFLOPS
FLOPS
4.9521 TFLOPS
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Shading units
128
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OpenCL version
3.0
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Vulkan version
1.3
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Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
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DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

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Download speed
Up to 7300 Mbps
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4G support
LTE Cat. 24
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5G support
Yes
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Bluetooth
6.0
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Wi-Fi
7
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Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

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Memory type
LPDDR5X
4266 MHz
Memory frequency
5333 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

12 MB
L2 Cache
12 MB
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Audio codecs
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
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Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
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Storage type
UFS 4.0
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Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
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Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
14 W
TDP
-
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Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
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Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 890

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
M1 iPad
2319
Dimensity 9400 Plus
2956 +27%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M1 iPad
8478
Dimensity 9400 Plus
9090 +7%
FP32 (float)
M1 iPad
2669
Dimensity 9400 Plus
5002 +87%
AnTuTu 10
M1 iPad
1726148
Dimensity 9400 Plus
2678086 +55%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
8055
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
18628
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6407
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
11422
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
407
Realme GT 7 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
834
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
386
Xiaomi Redmi K80 Extreme Edition
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
789
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
6215
OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
11756
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1981
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
2427
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
1893
Realme GT 7 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
2491
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
17076
Xiaomi Redmi K Pad
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
18206
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Apple M1 iPad
5105
Vivo X200s
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
5777
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Apple iPad Air (2022)
Apple M1 iPad
18323
Vivo X200T
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
21087