Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Apple A18 Pro
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Apple A18 Pro, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU, while the Apple A18 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A18 Pro GPU GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than Apple A18 Pro
- 28% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Released 1 year and 4 months later - (January 2026 vs September 2024)
Why Apple A18 Pro is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 19% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 100% faster single-core and 31% faster multi-core performance
Performance Scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
Apple A18 Pro
87
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Apple A18 Pro
92
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Apple A18 Pro
90
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Apple A18 Pro
90
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +38%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
| CPU | 709,591 | 478,128 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 651,500 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 248,568 |
| UX | 526,985 | 366,115 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 1,744,311 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +100%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +31%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 3,462 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 8,864 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
–
Apple A18 Pro
-
| Game | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Fortnite | – | - (Epic) |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | September 2024 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | - | T8140 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 16 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 24 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | 12 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 2.289 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes, hardware-accelerated |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | - |
| DirectX | 12 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 48 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 | 2868 x 1320 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |