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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A19 Pro
- 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
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
97
|
68
|
| GPU Score |
98
|
76
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
90
|
| Total Score |
97
|
78
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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 |