MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Apple A15 Bionic
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and the Apple A15 Bionic side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 runs the Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 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 9300
8 advantages
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91% higher AnTuTu score
22.96 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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27% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,953 vs 5,457
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20 MHz higher CPU clock
3250 MHz vs 3230 MHz
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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
3993.6 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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9% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,372 vs 2,170
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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 9300 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 2023 | September 2021 |
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| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Apple |
| Model Number | MT6989 | APL1W07 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 4x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex A720 |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| Max Frequency | 3250 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 Watts | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU | Apple A15 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | MediaTek APU 790 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-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 | 320 MP | 12 MP |
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| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video Playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 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, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | MediaTek T830 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.9 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 4.2 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 22,95,875 | 12,00,314 |
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| CPU | 7,27,963 | 2,88,667 |
| GPU | 7,56,125 | 3,95,574 |
| Memory | 2,78,247 | 1,41,170 |
| UX | 5,33,540 | 3,74,903 |
| Single-Core | 2,170 | 2,372 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,953 | 5,457 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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