Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with MediaTek Dimensity 9000. 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?
CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest |
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv9-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | 4 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | MediaTek APU 590 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 24 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3750 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 2 | Mali-G710 MP10 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Valhall |
GPU frequency | 1125 MHz | 850 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 10 |
Shaders | 256 | 512 |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.2 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 | 3200x1440 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 320MP |
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 | 1 Gbps | 7 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.35 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 | 2021 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1W81 | MT6983 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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