Apple A17 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 8450
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A17 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A17 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A17 Pro GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A17 Pro
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- 16% Faster CPU clock speed (3780 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 80% faster single-core and 16% faster multi-core performance
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8450
- 9% higher compute power (2.329 TFLOPS vs 2.14 TFLOPS)
- 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
- 31% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 1.64M)
- 33% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Released 1 year and 8 months later - (May 2025 vs september 2023)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.6-A)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
77
|
68
|
| GPU Score |
88
|
76
|
| Memory Score |
74
|
90
|
| Total Score |
80
|
78
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +31%
Apple A17 Pro
1,643,269
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
| CPU | 600,198 | 682,926 |
| GPU | 471,123 | 654,568 |
| MEM | 230,169 | 281,299 |
| UX | 341,779 | 528,461 |
| TOTAL | 1,643,269 | 2,147,254 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A17 Pro +80%
Apple A17 Pro
2,927
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
Multi-Core
Apple A17 Pro +16%
Apple A17 Pro
7,366
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
| Single-Core | 2,927 | 1,630 |
| Multi-Core | 7,366 | 6,375 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A17 Pro
120 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A17 Pro
120 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Max preset
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Ultra preset
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A17 Pro
120 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Highest preset
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A17 Pro
-
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
Epic preset
Apple A17 Pro
-
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
| Game | Apple A17 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
120 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
–
– |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
120 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
–
– |
| Free Fire |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
–
– |
| Genshin Impact |
120 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
–
– |
| Fortnite |
- (Low)
- (Epic) |
–
– |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
Specification
Apple A17 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
General
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
| Launch Date | september 2023 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | APL1V02 | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3780 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 20 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8 to 11 W | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A17 Pro GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 35 TOPS Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.14 TFLOPS | 2.329 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 3.2 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 320MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 240FPS |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS, | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC AV1 VP8 VP9 ProRes Motion JPEG |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF CAF |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.5 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.30 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 6 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |