Dimensity 700 vs A13 Bionic
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 (Mali-G57 MP2) with the older 6-core Apple A13 Bionic (Apple A13 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 700
- Has 2 more cores
Pros of Apple A13 Bionic
- Performs 5.2x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.1x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1101K vs 515K
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 17.07 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~29%)
- 20% higher CPU clock speed (2650 vs 2200 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 185796 | 296803 |
| GPU | 44366 | 301818 |
| Memory | 120419 | 149834 |
| UX | 165066 | 353396 |
| Total score | 515647 | 1101851 |
| Samples | [27 tests] | [47 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 | 87.1 MB/sec | 146.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 46 pages/sec | 90.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 60.2 Mpixels/sec | 103.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 34.9 images/sec | 85.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 54.7 Mpixels/sec | 130.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 4.33 images/sec | 13.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 17 images/sec | 38.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.5 Mpixels/sec | 4.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 14 tests | 12 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 1.89 images/sec | 20.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1 images/sec | 25.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.1 Gpixels/sec | 0.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.77 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 3.56 Gpixels/sec | 45.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 205 FPS | 1367.9 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Metal |
| Samples | 9 tests | 8 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 133 | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 2564 |
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 7 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 321 | 2001 |
| Stability | 98% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 11 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5809 | - |
| Video editing score | 4676 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 6639 | - |
| Photo editing score | 16616 | - |
| Writing score | 8819 | - |
| Phones tested | 5 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 51 FPS [Low] |
57 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 37 FPS [Medium] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 25 FPS [Low] |
60 FPS [High] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 59 FPS [Low] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 52 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 34 FPS [Low] |
59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro 1080 x 2400 |
Apple iPhone 11 Pro 828 x 1792 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 700
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Asafe oliveira) | AnTuTu 12 | 571874 |
| π 2026-09-03 (HeartBun) | AnTuTu 11 | 505793 |
| π 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 713 / 1916 |
| π 2026-07-13 (Gelap) | CPU Throttle | 53% |
| π 2026-07-13 (Gelap) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1491 |
Apple A13 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-21 (ΠΠ²Π³Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ :)) | AnTuTu 11 | 1178640 |
| π 2026-09-07 (nuri) | AnTuTu 11 | 1133524 |
| π 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1090244 |
| π 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1090244 |
| π 2026-08-04 (Feonton) | AnTuTu 11 | 915377 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 700 and A13 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.65 GHz β Lightning 4x 1.6 GHz β Thunder |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 8.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G57 MP2 | Apple A13 GPU |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 950 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 32 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 64 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 121.6 Gigaflops | 629.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 5 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17.07 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP | - |
| Video capture | 2K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 2K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - 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
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2770 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1250 Mbps | Up to 350 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | November 2020 | September 2019 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6833V/ZA | APL1W85 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 700 official site | - |
| Successor | - MediaTek Dimensity 720 | - Apple A19 Pro |
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