MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Apple A15 Bionic
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 and the Apple A15 Bionic side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 runs the Arm Mali-G720 MC8 while the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 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
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
8 advantages
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101% higher AnTuTu score
24.08 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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24% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,762 vs 5,457
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170 MHz higher CPU clock
3400 MHz vs 3230 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.5-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
4nm vs 5 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2662.4 GFLOPS vs 1712 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X
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2,667 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Apple A15 Bionic
2 advantages
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37% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,372 vs 1,728
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 and the Apple A15 Bionic compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | January 2026 | September 2021 |
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| Chipset Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Apple |
| Model Number | MT6899 | APL1W07 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| Max Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process Node | 4nm | 5 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | - | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 32 MB |
| TDP | - | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | Apple A15 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 2662.4 GFLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 320MP | 12 MP |
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| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | WQHD+ | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | - | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 5.17 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 1.25 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 24,07,614 | 12,00,314 |
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| CPU | 7,09,591 | 2,88,667 |
| GPU | 7,62,021 | 3,95,574 |
| Memory | 4,09,017 | 1,41,170 |
| UX | 5,26,985 | 3,74,903 |
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 2,372 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 5,457 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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