Apple A15 Bionic vs Mediatek Dimensity 7060
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 7060, 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 7060 comes with an octa-core CPU and the IMG BXM-8-256 GPU.
Why Apple A15 Bionic is better than MediaTek Dimensity 7060
- 24% Faster CPU clock speed (3230 MHz vs 2600 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 123% faster single-core and 133% faster multi-core performance
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv8.5-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- More advanced 5 nm process vs 6 nm
- 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 7060 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 50% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Uses newer LPDDR5 memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 42% higher compute power (2.43 TFLOPS vs 1.712 TFLOPS)
- Released 3 years and 8 months later - (May 2025 vs september 2021)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
60
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
39
GPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
65
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
21
Memory score
Apple A15 Bionic
58
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
65
Total score
Apple A15 Bionic
61
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
42
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic +176%
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
496,145
| CPU | 397,445 | 153,876 |
| GPU | 346,512 | 79,608 |
| MEM | 164,227 | 123,262 |
| UX | 462,330 | 139,399 |
| TOTAL | 1,370,514 | 496,145 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +123%
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
1,050
Multi-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +133%
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
2,466
| Single-Core | 2,341 | 1,050 |
| Multi-Core | 5,742 | 2,466 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
–
Max preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
–
Ultra preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
–
Highest preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
–
Epic preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7060
–
| Game | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7060 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
General
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7060 |
| Launch Date | september 9, 2021 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | MT6855B |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A78 6x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3230 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 2MB |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | 6 W | 5W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | IMG BXM-8-256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 550 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 1.712 TFLOPS | 2.43 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 3.2 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2× 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 12 MP | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K @ 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 AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 2732 x 2048 | 2520 x 1080 |
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 2.77 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.0 Gbps | Up to 1.25 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |