Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G99

Let's find out which one of Apple A13 Bionic and MediaTek Helio G99 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A13 Bionic MediaTek Helio G99
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Mediatek Helio
• Generation
  13 1
• CPU group
  Apple A13 MediaTek Helio G99
• Predecessor
  Apple A12 Bionic --
• Successor
  Apple A14 Bionic --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G99 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A13 Bionic and MediaTek Helio G99 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A13 ARM Mali-G57 MP2
• GPU frequency
  1.80 GHz 0.25 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  2.70 GHz 1.07 GHz
• Execution units
  4 2
• Shader
  384 32
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  10 Vallhall 1
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q2/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A13 Bionic and MediaTek Helio G99. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Apple A13 Bionic and MediaTek Helio G99 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  4 GB 12 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A13 Bionic or MediaTek Helio G99? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A13 Bionic and MediaTek Helio G99 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L2-Cache
  8.00 MB --
• Architecture
  A13 (Lightning / Thunder) Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
• Technology
  7 nm 6 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q3/2022