Apple A18 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 8350
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350, 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 8350 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP6 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 6% higher compute power (2.289 TFLOPS vs 2.15 TFLOPS)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- 21% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3350 MHz)
- 30% higher AnTuTu score (1.74M vs 1.34M)
- Geekbench 6 shows 160% faster single-core and 121% faster multi-core performance
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8350
- Released 2 months later - (November 2024 vs September 2024)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 14% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
87
|
60
|
| GPU Score |
92
|
66
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
90
|
| Total Score |
90
|
72
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Apple A18 Pro +30%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,344,067
| CPU | 478,128 | 288,296 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 529,421 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 260,128 |
| UX | 366,115 | 266,222 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 1,344,067 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +160%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,330
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +121%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
4,014
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 1,330 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 4,014 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 8350 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | November 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | T8140 | MT6897 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 12 W | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 2.150 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 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 | 1x 320MP |
| 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 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | MediaTek T800 |
| 4G Support | Yes | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |