Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 runs the Mali-G615 MP6. 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
4 advantages
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44% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,562 vs 4,566
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88% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 1,428
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110 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 3350 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 4 MB
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
5 advantages
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1% higher AnTuTu score
16.42 Lakhs vs 16.28 Lakhs
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.6-A
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2150.4 GFLOPS vs 1.789 TFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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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 8350 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | November 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Apple | MediaTek |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | MT6897 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | Mali-G615 MP6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 2150.4 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| NPU | Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 780 |
| 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 | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 320MP |
|---|---|---|
| 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, AV1, 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 | MediaTek T800 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 16,42,027 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 4,73,434 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 4,88,428 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 2,65,639 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 4,13,526 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 1,428 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 4,566 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Apple A16 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
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