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Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G99

Apple A12 Bionic
31.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Helio G99
32Inno Score
32.4CPU24.1
29.9GPU21.2
—Benchmarks40.1
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based54.9
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G99

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 31.8 against 32 for MediaTek Helio G99. 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 CPU score: 32 vs 24
  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 21
  • 308% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,408 vs 345
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 82% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,325 vs 730

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G99

  • 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 Helio G99
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
Announced20182022
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+13%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-4266
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 4G LTE Cat-13
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G99
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
AnTuTu—555,354Bottom 10%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—207,594Bottom 10%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—46,326Bottom 13%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,589Bottom 10%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—172,845Bottom 13%
AnTuTu 12—616,127Bottom 14%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,325+82%Top 35%730Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,850+42%Bottom 48%2,010Bottom 28%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,408+308%Top 44%345Bottom 16%

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