Dimensity 8550 vs Apple A19
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 8550 (Mali-G720 MP8) with the older 6-core Apple A19 (Apple A19 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 8550
- Performs 49% better in floating-point computations
- Has 2 more cores
- Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 13%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2429K vs 2156K
Pros of Apple A19
- 25% higher CPU clock speed (4260 vs 3400 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 612932 | 598735 |
| GPU | 952016 | 803562 |
| Memory | 394012 | 200566 |
| UX | 470174 | 553263 |
| Total score | 2429134 | 2156126 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [23 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 | - | 313.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 220.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 210.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | - | 305.8 images/sec |
| HDR | - | 311.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | - | 39.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 102.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 9.89 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 9 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | - | 79.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | - | 90.4 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | - | 1.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | - | 1.34 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | - | 3.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.49 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | - | 90.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | - | 3104.2 FPS |
| API | - | Metal |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 10 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 2147 |
| Stability | - | 72% |
| Graphics test | - | 16 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 9465 |
| Graphics test | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 40 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 31 FPS |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 8550
No benchmark results yet
Apple A19
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-14 (kpvas) | AnTuTu | 2134388 |
| π 2026-08-27 (Zharkyn) | AnTuTu | 2243285 |
| π 2026-08-07 (Aarav) | AnTuTu | 1776737 |
| π 2026-08-06 (yuki) | AnTuTu | 2352837 |
| π 2026-07-25 (Taelnwza) | AnTuTu | 2117495 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8550 and Apple A19CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.4 GHz β Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A725 |
2x 4.26 GHz β Everest 4x 2.6 GHz β Sawtooth |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3400 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.4-A |
| L1 cache | - | 320 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G720 MP8 | Apple A19 GPU |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Apple A GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1508 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 8 | 5 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 3088.4 Gigaflops | 2073.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Neural Engine |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - 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
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X80 |
| 4G support | - | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5170 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2026 | September 2025 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6899, MT6899Z_T/TZA | T8150a |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 official site | - |
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