MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs Apple A18

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8300, vs Apple A18. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and Apple A18
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 8300
1406709
Apple A18
1605038
CPU299593431354
GPU524768598981
Memory327987208837
UX254361365876
NanoReview Score14067091605038
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
9818
Apple A18
n/a
Stability89 %n/a
Graphics Test58 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
1398
Apple A18
3466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4293
Apple A18
8592
File Compression178.7 MB/s286.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser134.1 pages/s184.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering146.9 MP/sec201.2 MP/sec
Background Blur12.5 frames/s36.2 frames/s
Photo Processing36 frames/s90 frames/s
Image Detection96.5 frames/s297.2 frames/s
HDR133.3 MP/sec279.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.05 MP/sec8.68 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 6
Frequency 3350 4050
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 8 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 6 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G615 MP6 Apple A18 GPU
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 1490 MHz
Execution Units 6 5
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 768 640
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 1907 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 780 Neural Engine
GPU Frequency n/a 35 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 NVMe
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels n/a
Camera 1x320 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
- AV1
- 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 MediaTek T800 Snapdragon X75
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr September, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6897 APL1V08

Results

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

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