Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 runs the Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU. 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
3 advantages
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24% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 2,170
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210 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 3250 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 8 MB
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
6 advantages
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41% higher AnTuTu score
22.96 Lakhs vs 16.28 Lakhs
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6% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,953 vs 6,562
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.6-A
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3993.6 GFLOPS vs 1.789 TFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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1,600 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 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 9300 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | November 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | MediaTek |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | MT6989 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
4x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex A720 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3250 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 | 7 Watts |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| NPU | Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 790 |
| 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 | 4800 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 320 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | 4K |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, HEVC, 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 T830 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 7 |
| 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 | 22,95,875 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 7,27,963 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 7,56,125 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 2,78,247 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 5,33,540 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 2,170 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 6,953 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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