Apple A18 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A18 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A18 Pro GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- Geekbench 6 shows 218% faster single-core and 166% faster multi-core performance
- 148% higher AnTuTu score (1.74M vs 704K)
- Released 3 years and 8 months later - (September 2024 vs January 2021)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 6 nm
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 76% higher memory bandwidth (60 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- 349% higher compute power (2.289 TFLOPS vs 0.51 TFLOPS)
- 35% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 1200
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 14% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
87
|
44
|
| GPU Score |
92
|
38
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
69
|
| Total Score |
90
|
50
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Apple A18 Pro +148%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
704,215
| CPU | 478,128 | 184,232 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 245,592 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 124,433 |
| UX | 366,115 | 149,958 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 704,215 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +218%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1,089
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +166%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3,334
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 1,089 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 3,334 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Fortnite | - (Epic) | – |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | T8140 | MT6893 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78 3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | 12 W | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 0.510 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes (Software-based) |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 1x 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Helio M70 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 4.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |