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.
Why Apple A18 Pro is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- 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)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A18 Pro
87
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
61
GPU score
Apple A18 Pro
92
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
60
Memory score
Apple A18 Pro
90
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
85
Total score
Apple A18 Pro
90
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
69
AnTuTu 10
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
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 |