MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs Apple A12 Bionic
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Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8450, vs Apple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 388482 | 198067 |
| GPU | 610993 | 185355 |
| Memory | 375299 | 152138 |
| UX | 300733 | 164631 |
| NanoReview Score | 1675507 | 700191 |
| Stability | n/a | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 31 fps |
| File Compression | 281.1 MB/s | 108.3 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 197.4 pages/s | 61.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 233.6 MP/sec | 78.6 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 24 frames/s | 10.6 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 55.9 frames/s | 36.4 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 138.6 frames/s | 21.4 frames/s |
| HDR | 200.8 MP/sec | 89.6 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 7.2 MP/sec | 3.35 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
- 2/2.49 (Vortex) - 4/1.6 (Tempest) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3250 | 2490 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor count | n/a | 6.9 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 7 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Mali-G720 MP7 | Apple A12 GPU |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Execution Units | 7 | 4 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 64 |
| Total shader | 896 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 2329.6 GFLOPS | 576 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | n/a |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | n/a |
| DirectX | 12 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | MediaTek NPU 880 | Neural Engine |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4266 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 68.2 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 2960x1440 pixels | 2688x1242 pixels |
| Camera | 1x320 pixels | 1x32 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AAC‑LC - AAX и AAX+ - Apple Lossless - HE‑AAC - HE‑AAC v2 - Linear PCM - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | n/a | Intel XMM 7560 |
| 4G Support | n/a | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 5170 MB/s | Up to 1000 MB/s |
| Upload speed | n/a | Up to 350 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
Other
| Announced | May, 2025 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | n/a | APL1W81 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8450 the clear winner in this comparison.
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