Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) vs MediaTek Helio G99

Let's find out which one of MediaTek Helio G99 and Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  MediaTek Helio G99 Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
• Family
  Mediatek Helio Apple A series
• CPU group
  MediaTek Helio G99 Apple A15
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  1 15

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek Helio G99 vs Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) 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.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 6 / 6
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  2x Cortex-A76 2x Avalanche
• B-Core
  6x Cortex-A55 4x Blizzard
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  2.00 GHz (2.20 GHz) 3.23 GHz
• B-Core Frequency
  2.00 GHz (2.00 GHz) 2.02 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek Helio G99 and Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G57 MP2 Apple A15 (4 GPU Cores)
• GPU frequency
  0.25 GHz 0.60 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.07 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  2 128
• Shader
  32 1024
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  Vallhall 1 12
• Direct X
  12 --
• Technology
  7 nm 5 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q3/2021

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek Helio G99 and Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU). 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
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between MediaTek Helio G99 and Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) 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
  12 GB 6 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 1 (Single Channel)
• Bandwidth
  -- 34.1 GB/s
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek Helio G99 or Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)? 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 MediaTek Helio G99 and Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  6 nm 5 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  -- 16.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 32.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 A15
• Operating systems
  Android iOS
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q3/2022 Q3/2021
• Documents
  Technical data sheet --