Apple A15 Bionic vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200
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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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A15 Bionic
- 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)
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 1200
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 100% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
60
|
44
|
| GPU Score |
65
|
38
|
| Memory Score |
58
|
69
|
| Total Score |
61
|
50
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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
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.
Specification
Apple A15 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
General
| Chipset | 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 Name | Apple A15 GPU | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Video Capture | 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 |
| Display Support | 2732 x 2048 | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | Helio M70 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | 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 Version | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |