Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with MediaTek Dimensity 9300. 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 9300

2239

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18 Pro

9062

Dimensity 9300

7538

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors		22700 million
TDP	10 Watt	7 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek NPU 790

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5T
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 pro GPU	Mali-G720 MP12
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	6	12
Shaders	768	1536
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		3.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	8K@30fps
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	7.9 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	4.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS