Overview - Dimensity 9300 Vs Apple A18 Pro

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 9300 vs Apple A18 Pro SoCs by Mediatek and Apple respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 6-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Dimensity 9300 75
Apple A18 Pro 87
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 9300 74
Apple A18 Pro 94
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 9300 86
Apple A18 Pro 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 9300 78
Apple A18 Pro 90
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 9300 Apple A18 Pro
CPU 485064 475293
GPU 899463 719585
Memory 357691 259838
UX 312866 385136
Total score 2055084 1839852
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9300

  • Dimensity 9300 has 28.00% higher memory frequency than Apple A18 Pro (4800 vs 3750 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9300 has 11.70% better AnTuTu 9 score than Apple A18 Pro (2,055 K vs 1,840 K).

Pros of Apple A18 Pro

  • Apple A18 Pro has 14.62% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 9300 (1490 vs 1300 MHz).
  • Apple A18 Pro has 25% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 9300 (3 vs 4 nm).
  • Apple A18 Pro has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 9300.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 9300 2265
Apple A18 Pro 3342

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 9300 7995
Apple A18 Pro 8147

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test 116 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4k@120Hz, WQHD@180Hz -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2960 x 1440 -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR Yes -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

80%
Turbo Clock Speed

3250 MHz

0%
Turbo Clock Speed

MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

100%
Base Frequency

4050 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4
    3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 16 MB
  • L3 cache 18 MB -
  • Process 4 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count 22.7 Billion -
  • TDP - 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Apple A18 Pro GPU
  • Architecture Valhall 5th gen Apple Bionic GPU
  • GPU frequency 1300 MHz 1490 MHz
  • Execution units 12 -
  • Shading units 192 128
  • FLOPS 5990.4 Gigaflops 2289 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.3 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version - -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 4800 MHz 3750 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 76.8 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDRLPDDR5T LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 790 Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 4.0 NVMe
  • Max display resolution 2960 x 1440
  • Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 48MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 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, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X75
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 10000 Mbps 10000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - 3500 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 7000 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - 1500 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 7 7
  • Bluetooth 5.4 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

MediaTek Dimensity 9300

CPU
75%
GPU
74%
Memory
56%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Apple A18 Pro

CPU
87%
GPU
94%
Memory
44%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Dimensity 9300 and Apple A18 Pro?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Apple A18 Pro with a 14.62% higher GPU clock speed (1490 MHz vs 1300 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 9300 and Apple A18 Pro?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 9300 with a 28.00% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3750 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 9300 and Apple A18 Pro?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Apple A18 Pro with a 25% smaller transistor size (3 nm vs 4 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 9300 and Apple A18 Pro?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 9300 with a 11.70% better score (2055084 vs 1839852).

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