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64

Points
Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip

40

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 1080

Dimensity 1080
Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs Dimensity 1080

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Dimensity 1080 SoCs by Apple and Mediatek respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 6-core and 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
A16 Bionic chip 51
Dimensity 1080 23
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
Dimensity 1080 17
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
Dimensity 1080 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
Dimensity 1080 40
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip Dimensity 1080
CPU 247110 143941
GPU 408357 140125
Memory 162944 96692
UX 146541 136066
Total score 964952 516824
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A16 Bionic

  • A16 Bionic chip has 33.08% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 1080 (3460 vs 2600 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 47.16% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 1080 (1398 vs 950 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 100.00% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 1080 (6400 vs 3200 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 1080 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 86.71% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 1080 (965 K vs 517 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 1080.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
Dimensity 1080 766

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
Dimensity 1080 2252

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
Dimensity 1080

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
Dimensity 1080

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
Dimensity 1080

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
Dimensity 1080

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
Dimensity 1080

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
Dimensity 1080

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
Dimensity 1080

3DMark

51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
12%
Dimensity 1080
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - FHD+ @120Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - HDR10+
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
     2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 6 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB 256 KB
  • L2 cache 16 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 4 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion 12 Billion
  • TDP 8 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU Mali-G68 MC4
  • Architecture Apple GPU Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 950 MHz
  • Execution units 6 5
  • Shading units 768 64
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version - 1.1
  • OpenCL version - 2.0
  • DirectX version - 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 27 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine MediaTek APU 3.0
  • Storage type NVMe UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP
  • 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, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed - 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed - 316 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A16 Bionic
CPU
51%
GPU
54%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Mediatek Dimensity 1080

Mediatek Dimensity 1080
CPU
23%
GPU
17%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 1080?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 33.08% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 2600 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 1080?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 47.16% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 950 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 1080?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 100.00% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 3200 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 1080?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A16 Bionic chip with a 33.33% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 1080?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 86.71% better score (964952 vs 516824).