Mediatek Dimensity 9000 Plus vs Apple A15 Bionic Chip
We’ve meticulously compared the recently released
Dimensity 9000 Plus vs A15 Bionic Chip
SoCs, developed by
Mediatek and Apple respectively. This
comparison focuses on the pros and cons of their
8-core and 6-core CPUs,
backed by performance metrics
from Geekbench, Antutu, and
3DMark benchmarks, and technical
specifications.
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 Dimensity 9000 Plus
Pros of A15 Bionic Chip
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
291317
209204
GPU
430867
351594
Memory
218270
118044
UX
206140
130276
Total score
1146594
809118
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
86%
82%
Graphics test
51 FPS
56 FPS
Score
8685
9524
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9000 Plus and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
Cores
8
6
Base Frequency
1800MHz
2020MHz
Turbo Frequency
3200MHz
3230MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.5-A
L2 cache
1024 KB
256 KB
L2 cache
3.5 MB
32 MB
L3 cache
8 MB
-
Process
4 nanometers
5 nanometers
Transistor count
-
15 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
4 W
6 W
GPU name
Mali-G710 MC10
Apple GPU
Architecture
Valhall 3
-
GPU frequency
-
1200 MHz
Pipelines
10
5
Shading units
512
640
Total shaders
1024
1280
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
OpenCL version
2
-
DirectX version
12
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
Neural Engine
Memory type
LPDDR5x
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
3750 MHz
4266 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
60 Gbit/s
34.1 Gbit/s
Max size
24 GB
6 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
NVMe
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
2732 x 2048
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
-
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Modem
-
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7168 Mbps
Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed 4G
Up to 2560 Mbps
-
Upload speed 5G
Up to 2560 Mbps
Up to 3000 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
Up to 316 Mbps
-
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.3
5.0
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
