Mediatek Dimensity 9300 vs Apple A17 Pro
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9300 vs Apple A17 Pro, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9300 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU, while the Apple A17 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A17 Pro GPU GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9300 is better than Apple A17 Pro
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 86% higher compute power (3.99 TFLOPS vs 2.14 TFLOPS)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 50% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
- 25% higher AnTuTu score (2.06M vs 1.64M)
- Newer Bluetooth 5.4 vs 5.3
- Released 2 months later - (November 2023 vs september 2023)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.6-A)
Why Apple A17 Pro is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9300
- 16% Faster CPU clock speed (3780 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 30% faster single-core performance
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
Performance Scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
78
Apple A17 Pro
77
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
82
Apple A17 Pro
88
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
95
Apple A17 Pro
74
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
84
Apple A17 Pro
80
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +25%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,055,084
Apple A17 Pro
1,643,269
| CPU | 485,064 | 600,198 |
| GPU | 899,463 | 471,123 |
| MEM | 357,691 | 230,169 |
| UX | 312,866 | 341,779 |
| TOTAL | 2,055,084 | 1,643,269 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A17 Pro +30%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,248
Apple A17 Pro
2,927
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +6%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
7,824
Apple A17 Pro
7,366
| Single-Core | 2,248 | 2,927 |
| Multi-Core | 7,824 | 7,366 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A17 Pro
120 FPS
Ultra HD preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A17 Pro
120 FPS
Max preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
Ultra preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A17 Pro
120 FPS
Highest preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
Fortnite
Low preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A17 Pro
-
Epic preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Apple A17 Pro
-
| Game | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
–
– |
120 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
–
– |
120 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
| Free Fire |
–
– |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
| Genshin Impact |
–
– |
120 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
| Fortnite |
–
– |
- (Low)
- (Epic) |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Launch Date | November 2023 | september 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6989 | APL1V02 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A720 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 8 to 11 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 | Apple A17 Pro GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek APU 790 | 35 TOPS Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 768 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.99 TFLOPS | 2.14 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 48 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 240FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS, |
| Video Codecs | H.264 HEVC AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 HEVC AV1 VP8 VP9 ProRes Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF CAF |
| Display Support | 3840x2160 | 2868 x 1320 |
Connectivity
| Modem | MediaTek T830 5G | Snapdragon X70 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.9 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 4.2 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |