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Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek MT8176

Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
MediaTek MT8176
—Inno Score
34.7CPU22.7
34.3GPU30
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Apple A13 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 A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 23
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 30
  • 75% lower process: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • 26% higher Max clock: 2.65 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 A13 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek MT8176
Announced20192016
Process7 nm+75%28 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8-A

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek MT8176
Cores66
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.1 GHz Cortex-A72 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.65 GHz+26%2.1 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek MT8176
GPUApple GPU (4-core)IMG PowerVR GX6250
GPU clock—600 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek MT8176
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek MT8176
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR3 (dual channel)
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek MT8176
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek MT8176
Max displayRetina XDRWQXGA (2560x1600)
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus MediaTek MT8176
SpecApple A13 BionicMediaTek MT8176
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340Top 33%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400Top 40%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Top 35%—

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