MediaTek Dimensity 8020 vs Apple A18 Pro

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8020, vs Apple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and Apple A18 Pro
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
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
742480
Apple A18 Pro
1813449
CPU220474465726
GPU185750721738
Memory164100250875
UX172156375110
NanoReview Score7424801813449
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
4464
Apple A18 Pro
n/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test26 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
1122
Apple A18 Pro
3582
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
3681
Apple A18 Pro
9089
File Compression172.4 MB/s300.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser101.2 pages/s193.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering145.6 MP/sec215.2 MP/sec
Background Blur11.7 frames/s39.2 frames/s
Photo Processing36.3 frames/s90.3 frames/s
Image Detection76.9 frames/s322.7 frames/s
HDR125.8 MP/sec294.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.75 MP/sec9.08 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 6
Frequency 2600 4050
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 32 KB n/a
L2 cache 320 MB 16 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB n/a
Process tech. 6 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 4 W 10 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G77 MP9 Apple A18 Pro GPU
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency 836 MHz 1490 MHz
Execution Units 9 6
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 288 768
FLOPS 481.5 GFLOPS 2289 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 570 Neural Engine
GPU Frequency n/a 35 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels n/a
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X75
4G Support LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced April, 2023 yr September, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6891, MT6891Z_Z/CZA APL1V07

Results

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

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