MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Apple A15 Bionic
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and the Apple A15 Bionic side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 runs the Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 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 9500
9 advantages
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193% higher AnTuTu score
35.20 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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88% faster Geekbench multi-core score
10,280 vs 5,457
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47% faster Geekbench single-core score
3,488 vs 2,372
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980 MHz higher CPU clock
4210 MHz vs 3230 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv8.5-A
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2 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 5 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
5271.5 GFLOPS vs 1712 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X
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3,200 MHz higher RAM speed
5333 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Apple A15 Bionic
1 advantage
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 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 | September 2025 | September 2021 |
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| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Apple |
| Model Number | MT6993 | APL1W07 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| Max Frequency | 4210 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| TDP | - | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Apple A15 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 5271.5 GFLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | MediaTek NPU 990 | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.4, 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 | 5333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 12 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and 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 | 10.7 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 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 | 35,19,907 | 12,00,314 |
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| CPU | 1,08,387 | 2,88,667 |
| GPU | 13,61,440 | 3,95,574 |
| Memory | 3,58,001 | 1,41,170 |
| UX | 7,82,079 | 3,74,903 |
| Single-Core | 3,488 | 2,372 |
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| Multi-Core | 10,280 | 5,457 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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