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Apple A11 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G99

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Helio G99
32Inno Score
28.6CPU24.1
25.6GPU21.2
—Benchmarks40.1
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
4 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic3 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G99

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Helio G99 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 32 to 25. 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 24
  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 21
  • 158% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 345
  • 51% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 730
  • 12% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 2,010

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G99

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

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
Announced20172022
Process10 nm6 nm+40%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+9%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-4266
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated 4G LTE Cat-13
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
AnTuTu—555,354Bottom 5%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—207,594Bottom 5%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—46,326Bottom 8%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,589Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—172,845Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+51%Top 43%730Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+12%Bottom 40%2,010Bottom 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+158%Bottom 31%345Bottom 13%

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