MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Apple M2 iPad

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (2850 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: June 2022 (March 2022 vs June 2022)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Apple
March 2022
Launch Date
June 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
MT6895Z/TCZA
Model Name
APL1109
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
5 nm
2850 MHz
Frequency
3500 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G610 MP6
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
860 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
1.309 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
6
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
-
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 21
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.3
Bluetooth
-
6
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
-
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
51.2 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
-
-
L2 Cache
16 MB
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Audio codecs
-
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 3.1
Storage type
-
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
-
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
-
6 W
TDP
15 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8100
1141
M2 iPad
2633 +131%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8100
3640
M2 iPad
9898 +172%
FP32 (float)
Dimensity 8100
1335
M2 iPad
2860 +114%