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Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 810

WINNER
A
34.3Inno Score
VS
M
33.8Inno Score
30.5CPU25.2
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks30.9
20AI—
41.8Efficiency54.9
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 810

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.3 against 33.8 for MediaTek Dimensity 810. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A12 Bionic edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 31
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 87% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 385,000
  • 47% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 750

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 810

  • Stronger efficiency score: 55 vs 42
  • 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 810
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 810
Announced20182021
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 810
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 810
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+4%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 810
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 810
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 810
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 810
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 810
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 810
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 810
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 810
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download—2.8 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 810
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 810
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 810
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 810
AnTuTu 10720,000+87%Top 46%385,000Top 76%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+47%Top 42%750Top 67%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+44%Top 49%1,950Top 70%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Top 66%—

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