Apple A9
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MediaTek Helio G96

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A9 and MediaTek Helio G96 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 12 nm (14 nm vs 12 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2050 MHz (1850 MHz vs 2050 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: June 2021 (September 2015 vs June 2021)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
MediaTek
September 2015
Launch Date
June 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
APL1022
Model Name
MT6781
2x 1.85 GHz – Twister
Architecture
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2
Cores
8
14 nm
Technology
12 nm
1850 MHz
Frequency
2050 MHz
2
Transistor count
-

GPU Specifications

PowerVR GT7600
GPU name
Mali-G57 MP2
650 MHz
GPU frequency
950 MHz
0.2496 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.243 TFLOPS
32
Shading units
64
6
Execution units
2
1.2
OpenCL version
2.0
1.1
Vulkan version
1.3
2048 x 1536
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
11
DirectX version
12

Connectivity

Up to 450 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 650 Mbps
LTE Cat. 6
4G support
LTE Cat. 13
No
5G support
No
4.2
Bluetooth
5.2
5
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4
Memory type
LPDDR4X
1333 MHz
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

3 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Max camera resolution
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
NVMe
Storage type
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
5 W
TDP
5 W
ARMv8-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
Apple M9
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A9
623
Helio G96
651 +4%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A9
957
Helio G96
1860 +94%
AnTuTu 10
A9
291673
Helio G96
395804 +36%