Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A16 Bionic comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 runs the ARM Mali-G77 MP9. 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 A16 Bionic
9 advantages
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65% higher AnTuTu score
16.28 Lakhs vs 9.85 Lakhs
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108% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,562 vs 3,162
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148% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 1,082
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460 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 3000 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv8.6-A vs ARMv8.2-A
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 8 MB
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2 nm smaller semiconductor size
4 nm vs 6 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1.789 TFLOPS vs 510.3 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5 vs LPDDR4X
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1 advantage
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1,066 MHz higher RAM speed
4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | January 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | MediaTek |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | MT6893 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78 3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 8 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 510.3 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| NPU | Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 200 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 | Helio M70 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 4.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 9,84,791 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 3,80,612 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 1,37,699 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 1,78,336 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 2,88,144 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 1,082 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 3,162 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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