Apple A15 Bionic vs Mediatek Dimensity 7300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 7300, 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 7300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP2 GPU.
Why Apple A15 Bionic is better than MediaTek Dimensity 7300
- Geekbench 6 shows 120% faster single-core and 94% faster multi-core performance
- 29% Faster CPU clock speed (3230 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv8.5-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 219% higher compute power (1.712 TFLOPS vs 0.536 TFLOPS)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 7300 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- More advanced 4nm process vs 5 nm
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- Uses newer LPDDR5 memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 50% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 5.4 vs 5.0
- Released 2 years and 9 months later - (June 2024 vs september 9, 2021)
Performance scores
CPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
60
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
40
GPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
65
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
27
Memory score
Apple A15 Bionic
58
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
65
Total score
Apple A15 Bionic
61
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
44
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic +90%
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
721,121
| CPU | 397,445 | 214,615 |
| GPU | 346,512 | 148,030 |
| MEM | 164,227 | 192,046 |
| UX | 462,330 | 166,370 |
| TOTAL | 1,370,514 | 721,121 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +120%
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
1,064
Multi-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +94%
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
2,961
| Single-Core | 2,341 | 1,064 |
| Multi-Core | 5,742 | 2,961 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Max preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Ultra preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Highest preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Epic preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
| Game | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 7300
General
| SoC Name | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Launch Date | september 9, 2021 | June 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | MT6878 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
4x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3230 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | - |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | 6 W | 4W |
GPU
| GPU | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Valhall 4th gen |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 655 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 1.712 TFLOPS | 0.536 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 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 | 1x 200MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 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 LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | 3GPP Release 16 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes (SA & NSA) |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.5 Gbps | Up to 3.27 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.0 Gbps | Up to 1.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |