Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
70.5CPU78.9
53.5GPU—
69Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based84
0 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro3 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M 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 9600M
- Stronger CPU score: 79 vs 71
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| 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 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz | 1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro |
| Max clock | 4.05 GHz | 4.21 GHz+4% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core) | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-7500 | LPDDR5X-10667 |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X75) | Integrated 5G-A modem |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQHD+ @ 180Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 8K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,750,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,400Top 6% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,400Top 10% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,300Top 20% | — |
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