Apple A16 Bionic vs Mediatek Helio G90T
We have compiled a detailed comparison of the recently introduced
A16 Bionic chip vs Helio G90T
SoCs, designed by
Apple and Mediatek respectively. Our comparison outlines the benefits and
limitations of these
6-core and 8-core
processors, focusing on
their performance across
Geekbench, Antutu, and
3DMark benchmarks, and
technical aspects.
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
68.78%
higher CPU clock speed than
Helio G90T (3460 vs 2050 MHz).
A16 Bionic chip has
200.05%
higher memory frequency than
Helio G90T (6400
vs 2133 MHz).
A16 Bionic chip
has
232.74
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Helio G90T (965 K vs
290
K).
A16 Bionic chip has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Helio G90T.
A16 Bionic chip
supports
Infinity
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Helio G90T
(
51.2
vs
0
MHz).
Pros of Helio G90T
Helio G90T
has
-42.78
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
A16 Bionic chip
(
800
vs
1398
MHz).
Helio G90T
has
200.00
%
smaller
sized
transistor
than
A16 Bionic chip
(
12
vs
4
nm).
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
98285
GPU
408357
80267
Memory
162944
55541
UX
146541
55908
Total score
964952
290001
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%
87%
Graphics test
59 FPS
7 FPS
Score
9862
1315
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 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
6
8
Base Frequency
2020MHz
2000MHz
Turbo Frequency
3460MHz
2050MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache
256 KB
-
L2 cache
16 MB
-
L3 cache
-
-
Process
4 nanometers
12 nanometers
Transistor count
16 billion
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
8 W
5 W
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
Mali-G76 MC4
Architecture
Apple GPU
Bifrost
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
800 MHz
Pipelines
6
4
Shading units
768
64
Total shaders
1536
128
FLOPS
-
184 Gigaflops
Vulkan version
-
1.1
OpenCL version
-
2.0
DirectX version
-
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Yes
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
6400 MHz
2133 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
0 Gbit/s
Max size
8 GB
10 GB
Storage type
NVMe
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290
2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
1x 64MP, 2x 24MP
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+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
-
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 12
5G support
Yes
No
Download speed 5G
Up to 7500 Mbps
-
Download speed 4G
-
Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3500 Mbps
-
Upload speed 4G
-
Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
5
Bluetooth
5.3
5.0
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo