Dimensity 8200 vs A13 Bionic

We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 8200 (Mali-G610 MP6) 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

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 8200
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • Has 2 more cores
  • 17% higher CPU clock speed (3100 vs 2650 MHz)
  • Performs 16% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows slightly better (up to 13%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1240K vs 1101K
Pros of Apple A13 Bionic
  • Higher GPU frequency (~29%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1240821
1101851
CPU 428145 296803
GPU 233006 301818
Memory 267125 149834
UX 312545 353396
Total score 1240821 1101851
Samples [73 tests] [47 tests]
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
A13 Bionic +41%
1749
Multi-Core Score
3989
Asset compression 172.8 MB/sec 146.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 108 pages/sec 90.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 140.4 Mpixels/sec 103.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 86.2 images/sec 85.1 images/sec
HDR 118.4 Mpixels/sec 130.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 14.7 images/sec 13.9 images/sec
Photo processing 34.4 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.63 Mpixels/sec 4.69 Mpixels/sec
Samples 28 tests 12 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
A13 Bionic +226%
13902
Background blur 6.16 images/sec 20.3 images/sec
Face detection 2.93 images/sec 25.6 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.44 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.68 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.77 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 10.3 Gpixels/sec 45.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 955.6 FPS 1367.9 FPS
API OpenCL Metal
Samples 15 tests 8 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 626 -
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 5 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
A13 Bionic +12%
2001
Score 1788 2001
Stability 99% 70%
Graphics test 10 FPS 11 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11474 -
Video editing score 5571 -
Data manipulation score 10859 -
Photo editing score 32165 -
Writing score 20448 -
Phones tested 11 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 57 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 60 FPS
[High]
World of Tanks Blitz - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - 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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-27 (Arief ganteng)AnTuTu 121548148
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-25 (Ress)AnTuTu 121400408
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-20 (Aux122)AnTuTu 121322154
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Dianzigy)AnTuTu 121376408
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Jopher Gayeta)AnTuTu 121348905
Apple A13 Bionic
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 GPU13778
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 CPU1788 / 4241
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Gigant)AnTuTu 111115933
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Deni)AnTuTu 11824750
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Π•Π²Π³Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ :))AnTuTu 111178640

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8200 and A13 Bionic

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.65 GHz – Lightning
4x 1.6 GHz – Thunder
Cores 8 6
Frequency 3100 MHz 2650 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache - 128 KB
L2 cache - 8 MB
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count - 8.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G610 MP6 Apple A13 GPU
Architecture Valhall 3rd gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 950 MHz 1230 MHz
Pipelines 6 4
Shading units 64 64
Total shaders 384 256
FLOPS 729.6 Gigaflops 629.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 -
OpenCL version 3.0 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 580 Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance - 5 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 4 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2688 x 1242
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP -
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
- 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. 21 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 4700 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 350 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced December 2022 September 2019
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6896Z APL1W85
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 8200 official site -
Successor - MediaTek Dimensity 8400 - Apple A19 Pro

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Mereq February 25, 2024 at 12:09 PM
On many websites, the Dimensity 8200 may appear weak, but in reality, it can outperform the Bionic A13, including the 8 Gen 1, in terms of daily use, of course. 😊
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Franch July 23, 2024 at 07:35 AM
I'm using it right now, and it's really better than the 13 Bionic on IP11. While playing PUBG, it can even be better than my friend's IP12PM because the IP12PR has an overheating problem.
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