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64

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Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip

45

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MediaTek Dimensity 8050

Dimensity 8050
Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs Dimensity 8050

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Dimensity 8050 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 8050 32
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
Dimensity 8050 24
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
Dimensity 8050 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
Dimensity 8050 45
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip Dimensity 8050
CPU 247110 217200
GPU 408357 208098
Memory 162944 138670
UX 146541 138035
Total score 964952 702003
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 15.33% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 8050 (3460 vs 3000 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 64.47% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 8050 (1398 vs 850 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 200.05% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 8050 (6400 vs 2133 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 8050 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 37.46% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 8050 (965 K vs 702 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 8050.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
Dimensity 8050 964

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
Dimensity 8050 3261

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
Dimensity 8050

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
Dimensity 8050

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
Dimensity 8050

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
Dimensity 8050

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
Dimensity 8050

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
Dimensity 8050

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
Dimensity 8050

3DMark

51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
23%
Dimensity 8050
Stability 96%

Graphics test 27 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - QHD+ @ 90 Hz, FHD+ @ 168 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
     1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
    3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 6 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB -
  • L2 cache 16 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 4 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU Mali-G77 MC9
  • Architecture Apple GPU Valhall
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 6 9
  • Shading units 768 144
  • FLOPS - 980 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version - 1.1
  • OpenCL version - 2.0
  • DirectX version - 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine MediaTek APU 570
  • Storage type NVMe 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 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • 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+ AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 19
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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 8050

MediaTek Dimensity 8050
CPU
32%
GPU
24%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 8050?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 15.33% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 3000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 8050?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 64.47% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 8050?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 200.05% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 8050?

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 8050?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 37.46% better score (964952 vs 702003).

Choose between two processors

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