Skip to content
InnoReviews

Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G96

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
M
28.5Inno Score
51CPU21.1
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks27.7
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency44.2
6 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G96

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 28.5, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+31) and CPU (+30). MediaTek Helio G96 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 21
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 28
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 44
  • 338% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 530
  • 238% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,150,000 vs 340,000

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G96

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

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Announced20212021
Process5 nm+58%12 nm
TDP (typical)7 W5 W+29%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+58%2.05 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated LTE Cat-13
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G96
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
AnTuTu 101,150,000+238%Top 26%340,000Top 79%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+338%Top 12%530Top 79%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+223%Top 19%1,750Top 78%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

Related comparisons

Apple A15 Bionicvs MediaTek Dimensity 8300VSApple A15 Bionicvs Google Tensor G4VSApple A15 Bionicvs MediaTek Dimensity 8350VSApple A15 Bionicvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4VSMediaTek Helio G96vs MediaTek Helio G95VSMediaTek Helio G96vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712VSMediaTek Helio G96vs MediaTek Helio G90TVSMediaTek Helio G96vs MediaTek Helio G35VS

Try another matchup