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Apple M1 (iPad)

Apple M1 (iPad)
  • Cores: 8
  • Clock: 3200 MHz
Apple M1 (iPad) – an 8-core chipset that was announced on November 20, 2020, and is manufactured using a 5-nanometer process technology. It has 4 cores Firestorm at 3200 MHz and 4 cores Icestorm at 2100 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance
89
Gaming Performance
75
Battery life
92
NanoReview Score
84
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Apple M1 (iPad)
2027700
CPU 629472
GPU 687856
Memory 214672
UX 495700
Total score 2027700
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
2385
Multi-Core Score
8775
Asset compression 331.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 174.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 223.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 192.9 images/sec
HDR 290 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 34.7 images/sec
Photo processing 72.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.72 Mpixels/sec
Samples 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
33168
Background blur 59.4 images/sec
Face detection 71.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 1.09 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 1.52 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.6 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.42 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 107 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3208.4 FPS
API Metal
Samples Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
1965
Score 1965
Stability 77%
Graphics test 15 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
6406
Score 6406
Stability 83%
Graphics test 24 FPS
Section 1 30 FPS
Section 2 24 FPS
Section 3 19 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
5045
Score 5045
Stability 76%
Graphics test 30 FPS

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 -> op1Geekbench 6 CPU2420 / 8793
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (クラ硢)AnTuTu 112074840
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-18 (Avacada)Geekbench 6 CPU2385 / 8775
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 (AL10)AnTuTu 112123766
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (Blizz)AnTuTu 112011970
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Arcia)AnTuTu 112008514
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-09 (Rift)AnTuTu 112027700
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-07 (Cool)AnTuTu 111593591
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Specifications

Detailed specifications of the M1 (iPad) SoC

CPU

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

Graphics

GPU frequency 1278 MHz
FLOPS 2617 Gigaflops

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance 11 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz
Bus 8x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 68.25 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type NVMe
Max display resolution 2732 x 2048
Video capture 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced November 2020
Class Flagship
Model number APL1102
Successor - Apple M4 (iPad)

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Joe November 4, 2025 at 08:25 AM
Memory Bus 2x 16 Bit -> 8x 16 Bit
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fuuk1 November 23, 2025 at 07:24 PM
That ^ and CPU Architecture 4x 3.2 GHz – Firestorm 4x 2.1 GHz – Icestorm Not 4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm 4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm It's in reverse for comparisons (M1 and M2 for example) and m1's performance cores are Firestorm and efficiency cores are Icestorm.
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fuuk1 December 18, 2024 at 10:10 PM
4266 MHz is wrong. That would mean there is LPDRR4X RAM that has 8532 MT/s (or Mbps) speed when it doesn't even exist. There's only LPDDR5X 8533 MT/s RAM and normal M1 (not M1 Pro, Max, etc.) iPad and Macs didn't use that RAM. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_silicon#Comparison_of_M_series_processors
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Serhii December 19, 2024 at 07:29 AM
Really thank you for that useful information.
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