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Apple A11 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G96

Apple A11 Bionic
29Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Helio G96
29.4Inno Score
28.6CPU22.2
25.6GPU21
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
5 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G96

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 29 against 29.4 for MediaTek Helio G96. 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 22
  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 21
  • 175% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 324
  • 62% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 680
  • 33% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,688

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G96

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Announced20172021
Process10 nm+17%12 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+17%2.05 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance0.6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated LTE Cat-13
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+62%Top 47%680Bottom 21%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+33%Bottom 37%1,688Bottom 22%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+175%Top 48%324Bottom 25%

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