Apple A11 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A11 Bionic with MediaTek Dimensity 8500. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 2x 2.39 GHz – Monsoon 4x 1.19 GHz – Mistral |
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
| Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4300 million | |
| TDP | 8 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | Apple M10 | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 3 GB | up to 24 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple gen. 1 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 1066 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Execution units | 3 | 8 |
| Shaders | 192 | 1024 |
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenCL API | 3.0 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2436x1125 | 2960x1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@60fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps | 5.17 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 6 (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2017 Quarter 3 | 2026 Quarter 1 |
| Partnumber | APL1W72 | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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