MediaTek Dimensity 9200 vs Apple A17 Pro
It is a close call, with both chips winning the same number of categories.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 and the Apple A17 Pro side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 runs the Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU while the Apple A17 Pro runs the Apple A17 Pro GPU. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
5 advantages
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7% higher AnTuTu score
17.55 Lakhs vs 16.43 Lakhs
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.6-A
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2762.5 GFLOPS vs 2147 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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1,066 MHz higher RAM speed
4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Apple A17 Pro
5 advantages
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65% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,517 vs 4,542
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59% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,987 vs 1,882
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730 MHz higher CPU clock
3780 MHz vs 3050 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 8 MB
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 and the Apple A17 Pro compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | November 2022 | September 2023 |
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| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Apple |
| Model Number | MT6985 | APL1V02 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex X3 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A715 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
| Max Frequency | 3050 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| TDP | 7 W | 8W |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU | Apple A17 Pro GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 981 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 2762.5 GFLOPS | 2147 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | MediaTek APU 690 | Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.3 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 48 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 2868 x 1320 |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF |
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X70 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.67 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.25 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 17,54,862 | 16,43,269 |
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| CPU | 5,72,418 | 6,00,198 |
| GPU | 4,51,973 | 4,71,123 |
| Memory | 2,94,681 | 2,30,169 |
| UX | 4,35,790 | 3,41,779 |
| Single-Core | 1,882 | 2,987 |
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| Multi-Core | 4,542 | 7,517 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 | Apple A17 Pro |
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