Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A16 Bionic comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 runs the ARM Mali-G710 MC10. 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
6 advantages
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10% higher AnTuTu score
16.28 Lakhs vs 14.82 Lakhs
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83% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,562 vs 3,582
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152% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 1,065
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410 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 3050 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 8 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1.789 TFLOPS vs 1085.5 GFLOPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
3 advantages
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.6-A
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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550 MHz higher RAM speed
3750 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 9000 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | November 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | MediaTek |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | MT6983 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 4 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 1085.5 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| NPU | Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 590 |
| 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 | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 320 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF | AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 | MediaTek M80 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 14,82,293 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 5,66,147 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 2,88,636 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 2,03,966 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 4,23,544 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 1,065 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 3,582 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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