Apple A19 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 8400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A19 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A19 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A19 pro GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU.
Why Apple A19 Pro is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- 7% higher compute power (2.48 TFLOPS vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
- 11% higher memory bandwidth (75.8 GB/s vs 68.2 GB/s)
- 13% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- Advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
- Released 9 months later - (September 2025 vs December 2024)
- 31% Faster CPU clock speed (4260 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 156% faster single-core and 80% faster multi-core performance
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8400 is better than Apple A19 Pro
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A19 Pro
97
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
66
GPU score
Apple A19 Pro
98
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
76
Memory score
Apple A19 Pro
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
90
Total score
Apple A19 Pro
97
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
77
AnTuTu 10
Apple A19 Pro +24%
Apple A19 Pro
2,006,613
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,618,446
| CPU | 796,137 | 390,962 |
| GPU | 602,892 | 599,470 |
| MEM | 244,562 | 317,410 |
| UX | 361,022 | 310,604 |
| TOTAL | 2,006,613 | 1,618,446 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A19 Pro +156%
Apple A19 Pro
3,924
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,534
Multi-Core
Apple A19 Pro +80%
Apple A19 Pro
10,280
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5,707
| Single-Core | 3,924 | 1,534 |
| Multi-Core | 10,280 | 5,707 |
General
| Chipset | Apple A19 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
| Launch Date | September 2025 | December 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | A19 Pro | MT6899 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.26 GHz performance cores 4x 2.60 GHz efficiency cores |
1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4260 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 1MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 6MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | - | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A19 pro GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1620 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.48 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 3.2 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 75.8 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 12 GB | 24GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 1x 48MP | 320MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS | 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 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz | 2960 x 1440 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80, Apple C1X | - |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes (SA & NSA) |
| Download Speed | 10 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |