MediaTek Helio G96 vs Apple A18

30 out 100
MediaTek Helio G96
VS
95 out 100
Apple A18

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G96, vs Apple A18. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G96 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
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Helio G96
381469
Apple A18
1605038
CPU123372431354
GPU70302598981
Memory89831208837
UX97964365876
NanoReview Score3814691605038
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G96
1154
Apple A18
n/a
Graphics Test6 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
645
Apple A18
3466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
1855
Apple A18
8592
File Compression89.3 MB/s286.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser47.7 pages/s184.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering69.6 MP/sec201.2 MP/sec
Background Blur5.29 frames/s36.2 frames/s
Photo Processing19.1 frames/s90 frames/s
Image Detection35.2 frames/s297.2 frames/s
HDR56.8 MP/sec279.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec8.68 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 72 FPS (Low) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS (Medium) n/a
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 58 FPS (Low) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 66 FPS (Medium) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 51 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 23 FPS (Low) n/a
Device Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro (1080x2400) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 6
Frequency 2050 4050
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 8 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 5 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Apple A18 GPU
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1490 MHz
Execution Units 2 5
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 64 640
FLOPS 121.6 GFLOPS 1907 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Max RAM 10 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.2
NVMe
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels n/a
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

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

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr September, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6781 APL1V08

Results

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

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