Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300
We’ve analyzed the newly launched
A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 9300
SoCs, created by
Apple and Mediatek respectively.
This comparison highlights the key differences and
similarities between these
6-core and 8-core
processors, evaluated
through Geekbench, Antutu,
and 3DMark benchmarks, and
other technical details.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of A16 Bionic chip
Pros of Dimensity 9300
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
247110
485064
GPU
408357
899463
Memory
162944
357691
UX
146541
312866
Total score
964952
2055084
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
79%
-
Graphics test
59 FPS
116 FPS
Score
9862
19522
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4
Cores
6
8
Base Frequency
2020MHz
2000MHz
Turbo Frequency
3460MHz
3250MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache
256 KB
-
L2 cache
16 MB
-
L3 cache
-
18 MB
Process
4 nanometers
4 nanometers
Transistor count
16 billion
22.7 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
8 W
-
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
Architecture
Apple GPU
Valhall 5th gen
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
1300 MHz
Pipelines
6
12
Shading units
768
192
Total shaders
1536
384
FLOPS
-
5990.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version
-
1.3
OpenCL version
-
2.0
DirectX version
-
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
MediaTek APU 790
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDRLPDDR5T
Memory frequency
6400 MHz
4800 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
76.8 Gbit/s
Max size
8 GB
24 GB
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 4.0
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290
2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
1x 320MP
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Modem
-
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7500 Mbps
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
-
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3500 Mbps
Up to 7000 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
-
-
Wi-Fi
6
7
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
