Apple A10 Fusion vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A10 Fusion with MediaTek Dimensity 8500. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A10 Fusion

420375

Dimensity 8500

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A10 Fusion

851

Dimensity 8500

1712

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A10 Fusion

1280

Dimensity 8500

6701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.34 GHz – Hurricane 2x 1.09 GHz – Zephyr	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.1-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	3300 million
TDP	5 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	MediaTek NPU 880

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 2 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	1600 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	1x64 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600 Plus	Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	650 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	6	8
Shaders	192	1024
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	1.2	3.0
Vulkan API	1.1	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VC-1	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.6 Gbps	5.17 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.1 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS