Apple A18 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 8450
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A18 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A18 Pro GPU GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU.
Why Apple A18 Pro is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8450
- 25% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 112% faster single-core and 39% faster multi-core performance
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8450 is better than Apple A18 Pro
- 14% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- Released 8 months later - (May 2025 vs September 2024)
- 2% higher compute power (2.329 TFLOPS vs 2.289 TFLOPS)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A18 Pro
87
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
68
GPU score
Apple A18 Pro
92
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
76
Memory score
Apple A18 Pro
90
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
90
Total score
Apple A18 Pro
90
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
78
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +23%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
| CPU | 478,128 | 682,926 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 654,568 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 281,299 |
| UX | 366,115 | 528,461 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 2,147,254 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +112%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +39%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 1,630 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 6,375 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 8450 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | T8140 | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
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 | 4050 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 12 W | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 2.329 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 3.2 |
| 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 | 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 | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.30 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 6 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |