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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 28% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Released 1 year and 4 months later - (January 2026 vs September 2024)
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- 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
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
72
|
87
|
| GPU Score |
84
|
92
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
90
|
| Total Score |
84
|
90
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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 |