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Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600M

Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
—Inno Score
56.8CPU78.9
43.7GPU—
61.5Benchmarks—
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based84
0 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9600M

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M 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 A16 Bionic

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M

  • Stronger CPU score: 79 vs 57
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 22% higher Max clock: 4.21 GHz vs 3.46 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Announced20222026
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.6ARMv9.3-A

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro
Max clock3.46 GHz4.21 GHz+22%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
NPU16-core Neural EngineMediaTek NPU 990
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-10667
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Integrated 5G-A modem
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Max display—WQHD+ @ 180Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
AnTuTu1,300,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620Top 13%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570Top 17%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 38%—

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