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.
Why Apple A15 Bionic is better than MediaTek Dimensity 6300
- 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)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 6300 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- Released 2 years and 7 months later - (April 2024 vs september 2021)
Performance scores
CPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
60
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
33
GPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
65
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
16
Memory score
Apple A15 Bionic
58
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
49
Total score
Apple A15 Bionic
61
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
32
AnTuTu 10
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
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
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| 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.
Apple A15 Bionic
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MediaTek Dimensity 6300
General
| SoC Name | 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 | Apple A15 GPU | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | 1st Gen Valhall Architecture |
| 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 |
| Max Refresh Rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| 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 |
| Max Display Resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2520 x 1080 (Full HD+) |
| Video Recording | 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 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | 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 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |