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Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G80

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
M
25.9Inno Score
51CPU20
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks21
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency44.2
7 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G80

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 25.9, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+37) and CPU (+31). MediaTek Helio G80 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 21
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 44
  • 466% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 410
  • 342% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,150,000 vs 260,000

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G80

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 7 W

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G80
Announced20212020
Process5 nm+58%12 nm
TDP (typical)7 W5 W+29%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G80
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+62%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G80
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G52 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G80
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G80
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-1800
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+137%14.4 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G80
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G80
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G80
AnTuTu 101,150,000+342%Top 26%260,000Top 87%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+466%Top 12%410Top 88%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+328%Top 19%1,320Top 89%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

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