Apple A15 Bionic vs Mediatek Dimensity 6300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A15 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G57 MP2 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A15 Bionic
- Geekbench 6 shows 195% faster single-core and 179% faster multi-core performance
- 174% higher AnTuTu score (1.37M vs 500K)
- 35% Faster CPU clock speed (3230 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- 101% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 GB/s vs 17 GB/s)
- 25% higher compute power (1.712 TFLOPS vs 1.37 TFLOPS)
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 6300
- Released 2 years and 7 months later - (April 2024 vs september 2021)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
60
|
33
|
| GPU Score |
65
|
16
|
| Memory Score |
58
|
49
|
| Total Score |
61
|
32
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Apple A15 Bionic +174%
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
499,641
| CPU | 397,445 | 215,222 |
| GPU | 346,512 | 44,216 |
| MEM | 164,227 | 95,882 |
| UX | 462,330 | 144,321 |
| TOTAL | 1,370,514 | 499,641 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +195%
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
793
Multi-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +179%
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
2,060
| Single-Core | 2,341 | 793 |
| Multi-Core | 5,742 | 2,060 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
–
Max preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
–
Ultra preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
–
Highest preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
–
Epic preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
–
| Game | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 6300
General
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Launch Date | september 9, 2021 | April 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | MT6835 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
2x 2.4 GHz- Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz- Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3230 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | 6 W | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 1.712 TFLOPS | 1.37 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16-bit (Dual Channel) |
| Max Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60 FPS | 2K @ 30FPS |
| 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 |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 2732 x 2048 | 2520 x 1080 (Full HD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.5 Gbps | Up to 3.3 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.0 Gbps | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |