Dimensity 1080 vs A14 Bionic
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 1080 (Mali-G68 MP4) with the older 6-core Apple A14 Bionic (Apple A14 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 1080
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
- Announced 2-years and 1-month later
- Has 2 more cores
Pros of Apple A14 Bionic
- Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 10 score – 1073K vs 536K
- Higher GPU frequency (~60%)
- 19% higher CPU clock speed (3100 vs 2600 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 177132 | 264493 |
| GPU | 112841 | 320681 |
| Memory | 106425 | 180637 |
| UX | 139138 | 297879 |
| Total score | 536242 | 1073536 |
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 | 120.5 MB/sec | 167 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 63 pages/sec | 105.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 91.2 Mpixels/sec | 116.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 45.8 images/sec | 95.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 75.8 Mpixels/sec | 147.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 6.73 images/sec | 17.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 21.6 images/sec | 51.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.29 Mpixels/sec | 5.18 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Score | 2302 | 7603 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 38 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 62 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 83 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 37 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 86 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 1080 and A14 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm 4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2600 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L1 cache | - | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 11.8 billion |
| TDP | 4 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G68 MP4 | Apple A14 GPU |
| Architecture | Valhall 2nd gen | Apple GPU |
| GPU frequency | 800 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 4 |
| Shading units | - | 64 |
| Total shaders | - | 256 |
| FLOPS | 686 Gigaflops | 654.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Neural Engine |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2770 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1250 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | October 2022 | September 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6877V/TTZA | APL1W01 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 official site | - |
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