Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with MediaTek Dimensity 820. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest |
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | 10 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 16 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 2 | Mali-G57 MP5 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Valhall |
GPU frequency | 1125 MHz | 650 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 5 |
Shaders | 256 | 80 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.1 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.2 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 | 2520x1080@120Hz |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 1 Gbps | 2.77 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.35 Gbps | 1.2 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 | 2020 May |
Partnumber | APL1W81 | MT6875 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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