Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 8050

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with MediaTek Dimensity 8050. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A18 Pro

3571

Dimensity 8050

1094

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18 Pro

9062

Dimensity 8050

3349

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	6 nm
TDP	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek APU 570

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 pro GPU	Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	886 MHz
Execution units	6	9
Shaders	768	288
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2520x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 200MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	4.7 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS