MediaTek Dimensity 9300
vs
Apple A18

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and Apple A18 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3250 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (November 2023 vs September 2024)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Apple
November 2023
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 9300
Model Name
A18
1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
8
Cores
6
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3250 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz
22.7
Transistor count
-

GPU Specifications

Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
1300 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
5.9904 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
5
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5X
9600 MHz
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

3.5
L2 Cache
-
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
NVMe
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 9300
2225
A18
3403 +53%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 9300
7857 +0%
A18
7828
FP32 (float)
Dimensity 9300
6110 +235%
A18
1825
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9300
2032141 +36%
A18
1490144

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Vivo iQOO Neo9 Pro (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
7801
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Vivo Pad 3 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
663
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Vivo X100
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8162
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo Pad 3 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
1884
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Vivo X100
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
1905
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447