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Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 7050

A
34.3Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 7050
34.9Inno Score
30.5CPU29.4
30.2GPU24.3
46.6Benchmarks41.6
20AI—
41.8Efficiency54.9
4 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic6 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 7050

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.3 against 34.9 for MediaTek Dimensity 7050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — MediaTek Dimensity 7050 edges ahead in efficiency, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 42
  • 99% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 730
  • 22% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 590,000
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,800 vs 2,380

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 7050

  • Stronger efficiency score: 55 vs 42
  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7050
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7050
Announced20182023
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7050
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7050
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz2.6 GHz+4%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7050
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7050
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G68 MC4

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7050
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7050
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)MediaTek APU 650
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7050
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7050
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7050
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7050
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 5G modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7050
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7050
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7050
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7050
AnTuTu 10720,000+22%Top 46%590,000Top 55%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+9%Top 42%1,010Top 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+18%Top 49%2,380Top 56%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+99%Top 66%730Top 95%

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