MediaTek Dimensity 9200 vs Apple A15 Bionic
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 and the Apple A15 Bionic side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 runs the Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU 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 9200
6 advantages
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46% higher AnTuTu score
17.55 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
4 nm vs 5 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2762.5 GFLOPS vs 1712 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X
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2,133 MHz higher RAM speed
4266 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Apple A15 Bionic
4 advantages
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20% faster Geekbench multi-core score
5,457 vs 4,542
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26% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,372 vs 1,882
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180 MHz higher CPU clock
3230 MHz vs 3050 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 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 | November 2022 | September 2021 |
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| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Apple |
| Model Number | MT6985 | APL1W07 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex X3 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A715 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| Max Frequency | 3050 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 32 MB |
| TDP | 7 W | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU | Apple A15 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 981 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 2762.5 GFLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | MediaTek APU 690 | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
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| RAM Frequency | 4266 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.3 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 12 MP |
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| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 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, FLAC, MP3, WAV | AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | - | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.67 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.25 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 17,54,862 | 12,00,314 |
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| CPU | 5,72,418 | 2,88,667 |
| GPU | 4,51,973 | 3,95,574 |
| Memory | 2,94,681 | 1,41,170 |
| UX | 4,35,790 | 3,74,903 |
| Single-Core | 1,882 | 2,372 |
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| Multi-Core | 4,542 | 5,457 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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