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Apple A11 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G81

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Helio G81
26Inno Score
28.6CPU20
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks21.5
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
4 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G81

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 25 against 26 for MediaTek Helio G81. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 20
  • 162% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 420
  • 68% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,340
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.39 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 17% lower process: 10 nm vs 12 nm

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G81

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G81
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G81
Announced20172024
Process10 nm+17%12 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G81
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G81
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+20%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G81
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G81
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G52 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G81
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G81
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G81
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G81
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1800
Max bandwidth—14.4 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G81
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G81
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G81
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G81
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G81
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G81
AnTuTu—265,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+162%Top 43%420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+68%Bottom 40%1,340Bottom 11%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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