Apple A18 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with MediaTek Dimensity 8500. 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

3435

Dimensity 8500

1712

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18

8515

Dimensity 8500

6701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	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	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
TDP	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek NPU 880

Memory (RAM)

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

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 GPU	Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	5	8
Shaders	640	1024
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		3.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
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	5.17 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS