Apple A15 Bionic vs Mediatek Dimensity 8450
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450, 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 8450 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU.
Why Apple A15 Bionic is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8450
- Geekbench 6 shows 44% faster single-core performance
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8450 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- Geekbench 6 shows 11% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- More advanced 4 nm process vs 5 nm
- Released 3 years and 8 months later - (May 2025 vs september 2021)
- 57% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 1.37M)
- 100% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- 36% higher compute power (2.329 TFLOPS vs 1.712 TFLOPS)
- 100% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
60
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
68
GPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
65
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
76
Memory score
Apple A15 Bionic
58
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
90
Total score
Apple A15 Bionic
61
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
78
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +57%
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
| CPU | 397,445 | 682,926 |
| GPU | 346,512 | 654,568 |
| MEM | 164,227 | 281,299 |
| UX | 462,330 | 528,461 |
| TOTAL | 1,370,514 | 2,147,254 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +44%
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +11%
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
| Single-Core | 2,341 | 1,630 |
| Multi-Core | 5,742 | 6,375 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Max preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Ultra preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Highest preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Epic preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
| Game | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 8450
General
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
| Launch Date | september 9, 2021 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| 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 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3230 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 W | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 1.712 TFLOPS | 2.329 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 3.2 |
| 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 | 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 | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.5 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.0 Gbps | Up to 2.30 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 | 6 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |