Dimensity 9000
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Apple A16 Bionic
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and Apple A16 Bionic mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
MediaTek
Apple
Launch Date
November 2021
September 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
MT6983
APL1W10
Architecture
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
Cores
8
6
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3050 MHz
3460 MHz
Transistor count
-
16
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Mali-G710 MP10
Apple A16 GPU
GPU frequency
850 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3200 x 1440
2796 x 1290
FLOPS
1.632 TFLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
Execution units
10
5
Shading units
96
128
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
3750 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
60 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
16 MB
Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
1x 48MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
Neural Engine
TDP
4 W
8 W
Advantages
Dimensity 9000
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 60 Gbit/s (60 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3050 MHz vs 3460 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2022 (November 2021 vs September 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Dimensity 9000
1599
Apple A16 Bionic
+60%
2562
Multi Core
Dimensity 9000
4199
Apple A16 Bionic
+59%
6685
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9000
1094654
Apple A16 Bionic
+29%
1406969
FP32 (float)
Dimensity 9000
1682
Apple A16 Bionic
+5%
1770
SiliconCat Rating
29
Ranks 29 among all SOC on our website
10
Ranks 10 among all SOC on our website
Apple A16 Bionic
