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.
Why Apple A18 Pro is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8350
- 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
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8350 is better than Apple A18 Pro
- 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)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A18 Pro
87
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
60
GPU score
Apple A18 Pro
92
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
66
Memory score
Apple A18 Pro
90
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
90
Total score
Apple A18 Pro
90
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
72
AnTuTu 10
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
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 |