Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A15 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 GPU while the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 runs the Mali-G720 MP7. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Apple A15 Bionic
2 advantages
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48% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,372 vs 1,598
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 6 MB
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
8 advantages
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68% higher AnTuTu score
20.17 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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14% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,217 vs 5,457
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20 MHz higher CPU clock
3250 MHz vs 3230 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.5-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
4 nm vs 5 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2329 GFLOPS vs 1712 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X
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2,133 MHz higher RAM speed
4266 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A15 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2021 | MT6899 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Apple | MediaTek |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | - |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 6 MB |
| TDP | 6 W | 7 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS | 2329 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| NPU | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 2133 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory 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 |
| Camera Support | 12 MP | 320MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2732 x 2048 | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | - |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.0 Gbps | 2.30 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 12,00,314 | 20,16,572 |
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| CPU | 2,88,667 | 6,56,057 |
| GPU | 3,95,574 | 6,41,057 |
| Memory | 1,41,170 | 2,56,365 |
| UX | 3,74,903 | 4,62,908 |
| Single-Core | 2,372 | 1,598 |
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| Multi-Core | 5,457 | 6,217 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
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