Dimensity 9500M vs Apple A19
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 9500M (Mali-G1 Ultra MP11) with the older 6-core Apple A19 (Apple A19 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
- Performs 2.3x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 66%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3579K vs 2156K
- Has 2 more cores
- Supports 25% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 68.2 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
Pros of Apple A19
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 983039 | 598735 |
| GPU | 1327484 | 803562 |
| Memory | 460333 | 200566 |
| UX | 809096 | 553263 |
| Total score | 3579952 | 2156126 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [23 tests] |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | - | 313.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 220.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 210.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | - | 305.8 images/sec |
| HDR | - | 311.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | - | 39.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 102.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 9.89 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | - | 9 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | - | 79.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | - | 90.4 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | - | 1.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | - | 1.34 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | - | 3.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.49 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | - | 90.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | - | 3104.2 FPS |
| API | - | Metal |
| Samples | - | 10 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 2147 |
| Stability | - | 72% |
| Graphics test | - | 16 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 9465 |
| Graphics test | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 40 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 31 FPS |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
No benchmark results yet
Apple A19
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-14 (kpvas) | AnTuTu | 2134388 |
| π 2026-08-27 (Zharkyn) | AnTuTu | 2243285 |
| π 2026-08-07 (Aarav) | AnTuTu | 1776737 |
| π 2026-08-06 (yuki) | AnTuTu | 2352837 |
| π 2026-07-25 (Taelnwza) | AnTuTu | 2117495 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9500M and Apple A19CPU
| Architecture | 1x 4.21 GHz β C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz β C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz β C1-Pro |
2x 4.26 GHz β Everest 4x 2.6 GHz β Sawtooth |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4210 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.4-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 320 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | - |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G1 Ultra MP11 | Apple A19 GPU |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Apple A GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1716 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 11 | 5 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1408 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 4832.2 Gigaflops | 2073.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | 100 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X80 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10700 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | August 2026 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | - | T8150a |
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