Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Apple A17 Pro

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

CPU B

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields 43
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
  • More CPU cores
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A17 Pro
Architecture 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 3050 MHz 3780 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistors Not available 19 billion
TDP 4 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A17 Pro
L1 cache 1024 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 3.5 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 8 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A17 Pro
GPU Mali-G710 Apple A17 GPU
GPU architecture Valhall 3 Not available
GPU clock 850 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution units 10 6
Shaders 512 128
FLOPS Not available 2147.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A17 Pro
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A17 Pro
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Apple A17 Pro
Release November 2021 September 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6983 APL1V02
Storage support UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 4 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 9000

5G
Lenovo Tab Extreme
Lenovo

Lenovo Tab Extreme

3.3
Tablet
Display
OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1876 × 3000 pixels (…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 12300 mAh

Apple A17 Pro

5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4422 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3274 mAh