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Dimensity 1200 vs A15 Bionic

Dimensity 1200
VS
A15 Bionic
Dimensity 1200
A15 Bionic

We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (Mali-G77 MP9) with the newer 6-core Apple A15 Bionic (Apple A15 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1200
  • Has 2 more cores
Pros of Apple A15 Bionic
  • Performs 3.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Higher GPU frequency (~51%)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 47%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1413K vs 960K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • 8% higher CPU clock speed (3230 vs 3000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Dimensity 1200
vs
A15 Bionic

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Dimensity 1200
960724
A15 Bionic +47%
1413275
CPU 384772 410975
GPU 144433 370837
Memory 177452 164151
UX 254067 467312
Total score 960724 1413275
Samples [12 tests] [69 tests]
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Dimensity 1200
1143
A15 Bionic +103%
2315
Multi-Core Score
Dimensity 1200
3353
A15 Bionic +72%
5753
Asset compression 168.6 MB/sec 208.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 95.8 pages/sec 122.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 131.1 Mpixels/sec 139.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 71.4 images/sec 125.1 images/sec
HDR 117.3 Mpixels/sec 179.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.1 images/sec 22.3 images/sec
Photo processing 32.4 images/sec 53.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.54 Mpixels/sec 6.26 Mpixels/sec
Samples 8 tests 37 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Dimensity 1200
4595
A15 Bionic +344%
20400
Background blur 6.87 images/sec 35.4 images/sec
Face detection 3.39 images/sec 44.8 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.62 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.29 Gpixels/sec 0.82 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.84 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 14.4 Gpixels/sec 71.1 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 838.9 FPS 2198.2 FPS
API OpenCL Metal
Samples 6 tests 19 tests
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 442 -
Stability 96% -
Graphics test 3 FPS -
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 3765
Stability - 71%
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Section 1 - 19 FPS
Section 2 - 14 FPS
Section 3 - 9 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Dimensity 1200
1311
A15 Bionic +118%
2854
Score 1311 2854
Stability 79% 76%
Graphics test 7 FPS 17 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9284 -
Video editing score 6385 -
Data manipulation score 10275 -
Photo editing score 25491 -
Writing score 14338 -
Phones tested 2 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 68 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[High]		 -
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 71 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 51 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Oppo Realme GT Neo
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekBench GPU4546
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekBench CPU1112 / 3313
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisAnTuTu960724
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (Π’Π°Ρ€Ρ„ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΠΉ Π˜Π³ΠΎΡ€Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ‡)AnTuTu773735
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Bavarik)AnTuTu961761
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Apple A15 Bionic
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> HotPowerGeekBench GPU21284
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Vova)AnTuTu1297615
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> HotPowerGeekBench CPU2423 / 5985
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (charlesddd)AnTuTu1461749
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Bionic)AnTuTu1336740
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 1200 and A15 Bionic

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55		 2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
Cores 8 6
Frequency 3000 MHz 3230 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.5-A
L1 cache 32 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 320 KB 12 MB
L3 cache 8 MB -
Process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - 15 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 4.3 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G77 MP9 Apple A15 GPU
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 886 MHz 1338 MHz
Pipelines 9 5
Shading units 32 128
Total shaders 288 640
FLOPS 510.3 Gigaflops 1712.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance 4.5 TOPS 15.8 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 6 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2732 x 2048
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP -
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
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Helio M70 -
4G support LTE Cat. 19 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 3000 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced January 2021 September 2021
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6893 APL1W07
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site -
Successor - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 - Apple A19 Pro

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