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Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500

Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
57.3Inno Score
56.8CPU47
43.7GPU53.2
61.5Benchmarks69.9
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based68
3 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 8500

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A16 Bionic scores 56.2 against 57.3 for MediaTek Dimensity 8500. Pick by the categories that matter to you — MediaTek Dimensity 8500 edges ahead in GPU and benchmarks, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 47
  • 72% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 1,519

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 8500

  • Stronger GPU score: 53 vs 44
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 70 vs 62
  • 40% higher AnTuTu: 1,813,768 vs 1,300,000
  • 38% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,268 vs 3,100
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8500
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8500
Announced20222026
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8500
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8500
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x3.4 GHz Cortex-A725 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A725 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A725
Max clock3.46 GHz+2%3.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8500
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8500
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Arm Mali-G720 MC8

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8500
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8500
NPU16-core Neural EngineMediaTek NPU 880
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8500
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8500
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8500
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8500
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Integrated MediaTek 5G-Advanced modem
Max download—5.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8500
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8500
Max display—WQHD+ up to 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8500
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8500
AnTuTu1,300,0001,813,768+40%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620+72%Top 12%1,519Top 29%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570+4%Top 17%6,308Top 19%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 40%4,268+38%Top 22%

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