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Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
M
38.1Inno Score
34.7CPU29.5
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks38.4
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency54.9
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 1080

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 38.2 against 38.1 for MediaTek Dimensity 1080. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A13 Bionic edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 30
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 38
  • 73% higher AnTuTu 10: 900,000 vs 520,000
  • 39% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 2,450
  • 33% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 1080

  • 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 A13 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Announced20192022
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+2%2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G68 MC4

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
AnTuTu 10900,000+73%Top 36%520,000Top 60%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+33%Top 34%1,010Top 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+39%Top 36%2,450Top 55%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Top 56%—

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