Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A16 Bionic comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 runs the ARM Mali-G57 MP2. 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
10 advantages
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178% higher AnTuTu score
16.28 Lakhs vs 5.86 Lakhs
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238% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,562 vs 1,943
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272% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 722
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1,060 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 2400 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 2 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 137.2 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5 vs LPDDR4X
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1,067 MHz higher RAM speed
3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
0 advantages
- No standout advantages for this chip.
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | April 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Entry-level |
| Manufacturer | Apple | MediaTek |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | MT6835 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
2x 2.4 GHz- Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz- Cortex-A55 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 2 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 8 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 137.2 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 | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 108 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | Full HD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| 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 | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 | - |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 3.3 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 5,86,229 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 2,33,744 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 47,510 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 1,33,897 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 1,71,078 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 722 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 1,943 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Apple A16 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
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