Apple A18 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 9000
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000, 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 9000 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- 33% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 118% faster single-core and 103% faster multi-core performance
- Released 2 years and 10 months later - (September 2024 vs November 2021)
- 111% higher compute power (2.289 TFLOPS vs 1.085 TFLOPS)
- 82% higher AnTuTu score (1.74M vs 958K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
87
|
61
|
| GPU Score |
92
|
60
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
85
|
| Total Score |
90
|
69
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Apple A18 Pro +82%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
958,013
| CPU | 478,128 | 202,845 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 433,765 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 143,582 |
| UX | 366,115 | 177,821 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 958,013 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +118%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1,588
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +103%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4,361
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 1,588 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 4,361 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 9000 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | November 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | T8140 | MT6983 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 12 W | 4 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 1.085 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | No |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
8K at 30 FPS 4K HDR at 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
AAC FLAC MP3 OGG WAV |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | 2560 x 1600 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |