Apple A18 vs MediaTek Helio G99

95 out 100
Apple A18
VS
33 out 100
MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Apple A18, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple A18 and MediaTek Helio G99
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
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple A18
1605038
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU431354131367
GPU59898171737
Memory208837100728
UX365876118629
NanoReview Score1605038422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple A18
n/a
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Graphics Testn/a7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple A18
3466
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple A18
8592
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression286.8 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser184.2 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering201.2 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur36.2 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing90 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection297.2 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR279.1 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing8.68 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 37 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 6 8
Frequency 4050 2200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 8 MB n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) 9 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Apple A18 GPU Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 5 2
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 640 64
FLOPS 1907 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenCL n/a 2.0
DirectX n/a 12

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type NVMe UFS 2.2
Max. resolution n/a 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X75 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 10000 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 5
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced September, 2024 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename APL1V08 MT6789

Results

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

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