Apple A15 Bionic vs Mediatek Dimensity 8350
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350, 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 8350 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP6 GPU.
Why Apple A15 Bionic is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8350
- Geekbench 6 shows 76% faster single-core and 43% faster multi-core performance
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8350 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- More advanced 4 nm process vs 5 nm
- Newer Bluetooth 5.4 vs 5.0
- 4% Faster CPU clock speed (3350 MHz vs 3230 MHz )
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 26% higher compute power (2.15 TFLOPS vs 1.712 TFLOPS)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 100% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- Released 3 years and 2 months later - (November 2024 vs september 2021)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
60
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
60
GPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
65
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
66
Memory score
Apple A15 Bionic
58
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
90
Total score
Apple A15 Bionic
61
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
72
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic +2%
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,344,067
| CPU | 397,445 | 288,296 |
| GPU | 346,512 | 529,421 |
| MEM | 164,227 | 260,128 |
| UX | 462,330 | 266,222 |
| TOTAL | 1,370,514 | 1,344,067 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +76%
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,330
Multi-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +43%
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
4,014
| Single-Core | 2,341 | 1,330 |
| Multi-Core | 5,742 | 4,014 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
Max preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
Ultra preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
Highest preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
Epic preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
| Game | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 8350
General
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
| Launch Date | september 9, 2021 | November 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | MT6897 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3230 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 4 MB |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 W | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 1.712 TFLOPS | 2.150 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 2133 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 12 MP | 1x 320MP |
| 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 AV1 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 | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | MediaTek T800 |
| 4G Support | Yes | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.5 Gbps | Up to 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.0 Gbps | Up to 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |