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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Mediatek Dimensity 9300
- 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)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
78
|
60
|
| GPU Score |
82
|
65
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
58
|
| Total Score |
84
|
61
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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 |