Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100

Compared 2 processors: Apple A18 Pro, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple A18 Pro and MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple A18 Pro
1813449
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
855531
CPU465726256612
GPU721738242461
Memory250875174728
UX375110181730
NanoReview Score1813449855531
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple A18 Pro
n/a
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
5860
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a35 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple A18 Pro
3582
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
1140
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple A18 Pro
9089
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
3624
File Compression300.1 MB/s165.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser193.3 pages/s110.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering215.2 MP/sec139.8 MP/sec
Background Blur39.2 frames/s10.3 frames/s
Photo Processing90.3 frames/s30 frames/s
Image Detection322.7 frames/s79.5 frames/s
HDR294.3 MP/sec116.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing9.08 MP/sec4.71 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 77 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (High)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 74 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 98 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 57 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a OnePlus Ace (1080x2412)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
- 4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 6 8
Frequency 4050 2850
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 16 MB n/a
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 10 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Apple A18 Pro GPU Mali-G610 MP6
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 860 MHz
Execution Units 6 6
Shader Units 128 64
Total shader 768 384
FLOPS 2289 GFLOPS 660.5 GFLOPS
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenCL n/a 2.0

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Neural Engine MediaTek APU 580
GPU Frequency 35 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type NVMe UFS 3.1
Max. resolution n/a 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X75 MediaTek UltraSave 2.0
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 MB/s Up to 4700 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 2500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced September, 2024 yr March, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename APL1V07 MT6895Z/TCZA

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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