Apple A15 Bionic vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200

Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
MediaTek Dimensity 1200

In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A15 GPU GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU.

Why Apple A15 Bionic is better than MediaTek Dimensity 1200

  • 8% Faster CPU clock speed (3230 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
  • Uses a smaller 5 nm fabrication process compared to 6 nm
  • Newer CPU architecture (ARMv8.5-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
  • 236% higher compute power (1.712 TFLOPS vs 0.51 TFLOPS)
  • Released 8 months later - (september 9, 2021 vs January 2021)

Why MediaTek Dimensity 1200 is better than Apple A15 Bionic

  • Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
  • 100% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 2133 MHz)

Performance scores

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.
CPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
60
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
44
GPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
65
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
38
Memory score
Apple A15 Bionic
58
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
69
Total score
Apple A15 Bionic
61
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
50

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
Apple A15 Bionic +95%
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
704,215
CPU 397,445 184,232
GPU 346,512 245,592
MEM 164,227 124,433
UX 462,330 149,958
TOTAL 1,370,514 704,215

Geekbench 6

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.
Single-Core Apple A15 Bionic +115%
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1,089
Multi-Core Apple A15 Bionic +72%
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3,334
Single-Core 2,341 1,089
Multi-Core 5,742 3,334

Gaming FPS Support

Supported graphics settings and FPS levels in popular mobile games
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Max preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Ultra preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Highest preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Epic preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Game Apple A15 Bionic MediaTek Dimensity 1200
BGMI/PUBG Mobile 90 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) 		–
–
Call of Duty Mobile 60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) 		–
–
Free Fire 60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) 		–
–
Genshin Impact 60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) 		–
–
Fortnite 60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) 		–
–
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
Apple A15 Bionic
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 1200

General

SoC Name Apple A15 Bionic MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Launch Date september 9, 2021 January 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model Number APL1W07 MT6893
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

CPU

Core Configuration 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance)
4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency)		 1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78
3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78
4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU Cores 6 8
Max Clock Speed 3230 MHz 3000 MHz
Architecture ARMv8.5-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 Cache 12 MB 320 KB
L3 Cache 32 MB 8 MB
Process Node 5 nm 6 nm
TDP 6 W 8 W

GPU

GPU Apple A15 GPU ARM Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Architecture Apple Bionic GPU 1st Gen Valhall Architecture
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 886 MHz
Neural Processing Unit 16-core Apple Neural Engine MediaTek APU 3.0
Shading Units 128 32
Compute Performance 1.712 TFLOPS 0.510 TFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support No Yes (Software-based)
Max Refresh Rate 120 Hz 168 Hz
Vulkan - 1.3
OpenCL - 2.0
DirectX - 12

Memory & Storage

Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Max RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Storage Type NVMe UFS 3.1

ISP & Multimedia

Max Camera 12 MP 1x 200 MP
Max Display Resolution 2732 x 2048 2520 x 1080
Video Recording 4K at 60 FPS 4K @ 60FPS
Video Playback 4K at 60 FPS 4K @ 60FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 Helio M70
4G Yes Yes
5G Yes Yes
Download Speed Up to 7.5 Gbps Up to 4.7 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.0 Gbps Up to 2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS