Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G25
30.5CPU20
30.2GPU35
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
2 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G25
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: MediaTek Helio G25 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
- Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 20
- 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
- 25% higher Max clock: 2.49 GHz vs 2 GHz
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G25
- Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 30
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G25 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2020 |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.3 | Armv8-A |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest | 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 2.49 GHz+25% | 2 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G25 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | IMG PowerVR GE8320 |
| GPU clock | — | 650 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G25 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (8-core) | — |
| AI performance | 5 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G25 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR4X-3200 |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G25 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Intel XMM 7560 LTE (external) | Integrated 4G LTE (Cat-4, Cat-7 DL / Cat-13 UL) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G25 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Retina XDR | HD+ (1600x720) |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 1080p@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G25 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 720,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,100Top 43% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,800Bottom 50% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,450Bottom 46% | — |
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