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Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek MT8176

Apple A12 Bionic
34.8Inno Score
VS
MediaTek MT8176
—Inno Score
32.4CPU22.7
29.9GPU30
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic0 spec wins — MediaTek MT8176

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek MT8176 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: 32 vs 23
  • 75% lower process: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • 19% higher Max clock: 2.49 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Reasons to pick the MediaTek MT8176

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek MT8176
Announced20182016
Process7 nm+75%28 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8-A

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek MT8176
Cores66
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.1 GHz Cortex-A72 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.49 GHz+19%2.1 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek MT8176
GPUApple GPU (4-core)IMG PowerVR GX6250
GPU clock—600 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek MT8176
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek MT8176
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR3 (dual channel)
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek MT8176
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek MT8176
Max displayRetina XDRWQXGA (2560x1600)
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek MT8176
AnTuTu720,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,325Top 34%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,850Bottom 50%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,408Top 48%—

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