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Apple A11 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
38.1Inno Score
28.6CPU29.5
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks38.4
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
1 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic5 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 1080

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 1080 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.1 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+1). Apple A11 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 1080

  • 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Announced20172022
Process10 nm6 nm+40%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.6 GHz+9%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G68 MC4

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
AnTuTu—520,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+9%Top 43%1,010Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,450+9%Bottom 45%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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