Apple A19 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A19 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 9500, 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 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A19 Pro
- Geekbench 6 shows 19% faster single-core and 9% faster multi-core performance
Top Reasons to Choose the Mediatek Dimensity 9500
- 79% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 2.01M)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv9.2-A)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 13% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 75.8 GB/s)
- 113% higher compute performance (5.271 vs 2.48 TFLOPS)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
97
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97
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| GPU Score |
98
|
98
|
| Memory Score |
95
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100
|
| Total Score |
97
|
98
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +79%
Apple A19 Pro
2,006,613
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
| CPU | 796,137 | 1,021,103 |
| GPU | 602,892 | 1,369,827 |
| MEM | 244,562 | 372,002 |
| UX | 361,022 | 821,345 |
| TOTAL | 2,006,613 | 3,584,277 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A19 Pro +19%
Apple A19 Pro
3,924
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Multi-Core
Apple A19 Pro +9%
Apple A19 Pro
10,280
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
| Single-Core | 3,924 | 3,295 |
| Multi-Core | 10,280 | 9,391 |
General
| Chipset | Apple A19 Pro | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 |
| Launch Date | September 2025 | september 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | A19 Pro | MT6993 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.26 GHz performance cores 4x 2.60 GHz efficiency cores |
1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4260 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A19 pro GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 |
| GPU Frequency | 1620 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.48 TFLOPS | 5.271 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | - | 3.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 75.8 GB/s | 85.3 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 1x 48MP | 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
HEVC AVC VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 and MP3 |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz | 3840x2160 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80, Apple C1X | 3GPP Release 17 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | 10 Gbps | Up to 10.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |