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Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Apple A16 Bionic
57.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
57.3Inno Score
56.6CPU46.2
43.8GPU51.4
—Benchmarks73.6
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based68
3 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic3 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 8450

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A16 Bionic scores 57.1 against 57.3 for MediaTek Dimensity 8450. Pick by the categories that matter to you — MediaTek Dimensity 8450 edges ahead in GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 46
  • 64% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,566 vs 1,566

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 8450

  • Stronger GPU score: 51 vs 44
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 30% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,044 vs 3,116

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8450
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8450
Announced20222025
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8450
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8450
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x3.25 GHz Cortex-A725 + 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A725 + 4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A725
Max clock3.46 GHz+6%3.25 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8450
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8450
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Arm Mali-G720 MC7

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8450
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8450
NPU16-core Neural EngineMediaTek NPU 880
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8450
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8450
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-8533
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8450
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8450
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Integrated 5G modem (3GPP R16)
Max download—5.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8450
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8450
Max display—WQHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8450
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8450
AnTuTu—2,098,073Top 21%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—638,138Top 21%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—637,559Top 24%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—293,928Top 31%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—528,448Top 18%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,566+64%Top 12%1,566Top 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,673+9%Top 15%6,137Top 19%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,116Top 19%4,044+30%Top 13%
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