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Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 7050

Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 7050
34.9Inno Score
30.5CPU29.4
30.2GPU24.3
46.6Benchmarks41.6
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based54.9
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, 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: 720,000 vs 590,000
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,800 vs 2,380

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 7050

  • 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
AnTuTu720,000+22%590,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+9%Top 45%1,010Bottom 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+18%Bottom 49%2,380Bottom 43%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+99%Bottom 33%730Bottom 7%

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