Apple A19 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 8450
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A19 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450, 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 8450 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU.
Why Apple A19 Pro is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8450
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- 13% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- 31% Faster CPU clock speed (4260 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- 6% higher compute power (2.48 TFLOPS vs 2.329 TFLOPS)
- Geekbench 6 shows 141% faster single-core and 61% faster multi-core performance
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A19 Pro
97
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
68
GPU score
Apple A19 Pro
98
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
76
Memory score
Apple A19 Pro
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
90
Total score
Apple A19 Pro
97
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
78
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +7%
Apple A19 Pro
2,006,613
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
| CPU | 796,137 | 682,926 |
| GPU | 602,892 | 654,568 |
| MEM | 244,562 | 281,299 |
| UX | 361,022 | 528,461 |
| TOTAL | 2,006,613 | 2,147,254 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A19 Pro +141%
Apple A19 Pro
3,924
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
Multi-Core
Apple A19 Pro +61%
Apple A19 Pro
10,280
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
| Single-Core | 3,924 | 1,630 |
| Multi-Core | 10,280 | 6,375 |
General
| Chipset | Apple A19 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
| Launch Date | September 2025 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | A19 Pro | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.26 GHz performance cores 4x 2.60 GHz efficiency cores |
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 | 4260 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A19 pro GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| GPU Frequency | 1620 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.48 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 | 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 | 24 GB |
| 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 (WQHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80, Apple C1X | - |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | 10 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.30 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 6 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |