Mediatek Dimensity 9300 vs Apple A15 Bionic
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9300 vs Apple A15 Bionic, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9300 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU, while the Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A15 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9300 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- 125% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 125% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- More advanced 4 nm process vs 5 nm
- 133% higher compute power (3.99 TFLOPS vs 1.712 TFLOPS)
- Released 2 years and 2 months later - (November 2023 vs september 9, 2021)
- Newer Bluetooth 5.4 vs 5.0
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
78
Apple A15 Bionic
60
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
82
Apple A15 Bionic
65
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
95
Apple A15 Bionic
58
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
84
Apple A15 Bionic
61
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +50%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,055,084
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
| CPU | 485,064 | 397,445 |
| GPU | 899,463 | 346,512 |
| MEM | 357,691 | 164,227 |
| UX | 312,866 | 462,330 |
| TOTAL | 2,055,084 | 1,370,514 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +4%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,248
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +36%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
7,824
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
| Single-Core | 2,248 | 2,341 |
| Multi-Core | 7,824 | 5,742 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
Ultra HD preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Max preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Ultra preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Highest preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Fortnite
Low preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Epic preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
| Game | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
–
– |
90 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
| Free Fire |
–
– |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
| Genshin Impact |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
| Fortnite |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Launch Date | November 2023 | september 9, 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6989 | APL1W07 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A720 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 6 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek APU 790 | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 768 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.99 TFLOPS | 1.712 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 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 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 12 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 HEVC AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 3840x2160 | 2732 x 2048 |
Connectivity
| Modem | MediaTek T830 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.9 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 4.2 Gbps | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |