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Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G91

WINNER
Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Helio G91
22.6Inno Score
30.5CPU20
30.2GPU27.1
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G91

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 22.6, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+11) and GPU (+3). MediaTek Helio G91 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 20
  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 27
  • 671% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 188
  • 166% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 413
  • 100% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,800 vs 1,402

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G91

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G91
Announced20182024
Process7 nm+42%12 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G91
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+25%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G91
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G52 MC2
GPU clock—1,000 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G91
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G91
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-3600
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G91
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 4G LTE (Cat-7 DL / Cat-13 UL)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G91
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G91
AnTuTu720,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+166%Top 46%413Bottom 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+100%Bottom 48%1,402Bottom 15%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+671%Bottom 37%188Bottom 2%

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