Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G99+
34.7CPU25.3
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based36
1 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G99+
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: MediaTek Helio G99+ 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 A13 Bionic
- Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 25
- 20% higher Max clock: 2.65 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G99+
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
General
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G99+ |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | 6 nm+14% |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.4 | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G99+ |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder | 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.65 GHz+20% | 2.2 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G99+ |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | Arm Mali-G57 MC2 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G99+ |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (8-core) | — |
| AI performance | 6 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G99+ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR5X-5500 |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G99+ |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Intel XMM 7660 LTE (external) | Integrated 4G LTE Cat-13 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G99+ |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Retina XDR | FHD+ @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 1080p@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G99+ |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 900,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,340Top 37% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,400Top 40% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,950Bottom 49% | — |
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