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
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
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
-
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
-
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
MediaTek APU 550
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
6400 MHz
3200 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
-
Max size
8 GB
16 GB
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
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