Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 9300, 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 9300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- 25% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 54% faster single-core and 13% faster multi-core performance
- Released 10 months later - (September 2024 vs November 2023)
Top Reasons to Choose the Mediatek Dimensity 9300
- 18% higher AnTuTu score (2.06M vs 1.74M)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 28% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 60 GB/s)
- 74% higher compute performance (3.99 vs 2.289 TFLOPS)
- 28% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 5.4 vs 5.3
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
87
|
78
|
| GPU Score |
92
|
82
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
95
|
| Total Score |
90
|
84
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +18%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,055,084
| CPU | 478,128 | 485,064 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 899,463 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 357,691 |
| UX | 366,115 | 312,866 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 2,055,084 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +54%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,248
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +13%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
7,824
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 2,248 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 7,824 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 9300 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | T8140 | MT6989 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A720 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | 3250 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 | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | MediaTek APU 790 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 768 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 3.99 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 3.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
H.264 HEVC 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 | 3840x2160 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | MediaTek T830 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |