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.
Why Apple A17 Pro is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8450
- 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
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8450 is better than Apple A17 Pro
- 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
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A17 Pro
77
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
68
GPU score
Apple A17 Pro
88
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
76
Memory score
Apple A17 Pro
74
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
90
Total score
Apple A17 Pro
80
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
78
AnTuTu 10
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
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.
Apple A17 Pro
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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 |