Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 7450
30.5CPU36
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
0 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 7450
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 7450
- Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 31
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.3 | Armv8.2-A |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest | 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.49 GHz | 2.6 GHz+4% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | Arm Mali-G615 MC2 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (8-core) | MediaTek NPU (6th gen) |
| AI performance | 5 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR5-6400 / LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Intel XMM 7560 LTE (external) | Integrated 5G modem (3GPP R17) |
| Max download | — | 3.3 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Retina XDR | WFHD+ @ 120Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 720,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,100Top 46% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,800Bottom 48% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,450Bottom 37% | — |
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