Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Apple A14 Bionic

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 40
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
  • More CPU cores
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Apple A14 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A14 Bionic
Architecture 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 3050 MHz 3100 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.5-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors Not available 11.8 billion
TDP 4 W 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A14 Bionic
L1 cache 1024 KB Not available
L2 cache 3.5 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 8 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz Not available
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit Not available
Maximum bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 42.7 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 6 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A14 Bionic
GPU Mali-G710 Apple GPU
GPU architecture Valhall 3 Not available
GPU clock 850 MHz Not available
Execution units 10 4
Shaders 512 Not available
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A14 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 2732 x 2048
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP Not available
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A14 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A14 Bionic
Release November 2021 September 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6983 APL1W01
Storage support UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 4 6
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 9000

5G
Lenovo Tab Extreme
Lenovo

Lenovo Tab Extreme

3.3
Tablet
Display
OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1876 × 3000 pixels (…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 12300 mAh

Apple A14 Bionic

eSIM
Apple iPad 2022 WiFi
Apple

Apple iPad 2022 WiFi

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad 2022
Apple

Apple iPad 2022

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 mini

3.9
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12
Apple

Apple iPhone 12

3.1
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion