Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
70.5CPU78.9
53.5GPU—
69Benchmarks83.8
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based84
0 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro3 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 9500M lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A18 Pro
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
- Stronger CPU score: 79 vs 71
- Stronger benchmarks score: 84 vs 69
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9.2 | ARMv9.3-A |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz | 1x C1-Ultra + 3x C1-Premium + 4x C1-Pro |
| Max clock | 4.05 GHz | 4.21 GHz+4% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core) | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC11 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | — |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-7500 | LPDDR5X |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X75) | — |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 1,750,000 | 3,157,641Top 8% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 890,270Top 11% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 1,121,441Top 8% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 431,821Top 3% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 714,109Top 6% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,400Top 6% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,400Top 10% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,300Top 20% | — |
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