Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 7030

We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 7030 SoCs, from Apple and Mediatek respectively. Our analysis delves into the performance of these 6-core and 8-core processors, based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmark results, providing detailed technical comparisons.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of A16 Bionic chip
  • A16 Bionic chip has 38.40% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 7030 (3460 vs 2500 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 39.80% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 7030 (1398 vs 1000 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 100.00% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 7030 (6400 vs 3200 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 7030 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 86.33 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 7030 (965 K vs 518 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has the latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 7030.
  • A16 Bionic chip supports Infinity % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 7030 ( 51.2 vs MHz).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 247110 163674
GPU 408357 81587
Memory 162944 121193
UX 146541 151408
Total score 964952 517862

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 79% -
Graphics test 59 FPS -
Score 9862 -

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 6 8
Base Frequency 2020MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 3460MHz 2500MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 256 KB -
L2 cache 16 MB -
L3 cache - -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 16 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W -

Graphics

GPU name Apple A16 GPU Mali-G610 MP3
Architecture Apple GPU Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 1398 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 6 3
Shading units 768 -
Total shaders 1536 -
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version - 1.3
OpenCL version - 2.0
DirectX version - -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine MediaTek APU 550

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 6400 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s -
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type NVMe UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Download speed 4G - -
Upload speed 5G Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Upload speed 4G - -
Wi-Fi 6 6E
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2022 September 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1W10 -
Official page A16 Bionic chip official site Dimensity 7030 official site