Dimensity 920 vs Dimensity 1200

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 920 (with Mali-G68 MP4 graphics) and Dimensity 1200 (Mali-G77 MP9). 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 920
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1200
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 920
  • Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 28%) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 960K vs 750K
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2500 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
750481
960724
CPU 290440 384772
GPU 78028 144433
Memory 150165 177452
UX 231848 254067
Total score 750481 960724
Samples [10 tests] [12 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3353
Asset compression 117.7 MB/sec 168.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 61.4 pages/sec 95.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 78.8 Mpixels/sec 131.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 43.5 images/sec 71.4 images/sec
HDR 72.3 Mpixels/sec 117.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.73 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing 20.2 images/sec 32.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.25 Mpixels/sec 4.54 Mpixels/sec
Samples 7 tests 8 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
4595
Background blur 2.95 images/sec 6.87 images/sec
Face detection 1.44 images/sec 3.39 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.29 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 6.8 Gpixels/sec 14.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 385.1 FPS 838.9 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 4 tests 6 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 232 442
Stability - 96%
Graphics test 2 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1311
Score 633 1311
Stability 98% 79%
Graphics test 3 FPS 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
13347
Web score 10805 9284
Video editing score 6810 6385
Data manipulation score 8454 10275
Photo editing score 34185 25491
Writing score 16317 14338
Phones tested 2 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 64 FPS
[Ultra]
68 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS
[High]
60 FPS
[High]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
28 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 68 FPS
[Medium]
71 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Ultra]
88 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 46 FPS
[Medium]
51 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 53 FPS
[Ultra]
60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
1080 x 2400
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 920
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Hard)AnTuTu 11767408
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-03 (รbcd)Geekbench 6 GPU2269
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-03 (รbcd)Geekbench 6 CPU936 / 2318
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-03 (รbcd)AnTuTu 11745837
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-05 (Anerierisa)AnTuTu 11750481
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 GPU4546
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 CPU1112 / 3313
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisAnTuTu 11960724
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-04 (ะ’ะฐั€ั„ะพะปะพะผะตะน ะ˜ะณะพั€ะตะฒะธั‡)AnTuTu 11773735
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Bavarik)AnTuTu 11961761

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 920 and Dimensity 1200

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
1x 3 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 32 KB
L2 cache - 320 KB
L3 cache 2 MB 8 MB
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 10 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 4 W 4.3 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G77 MP9
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 950 MHz 886 MHz
Pipelines 4 9
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 128 288
FLOPS 243.2 Gigaflops 510.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 3.0
NPU theoretical performance - 4.5 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 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Helio M70
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 19
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2770 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1250 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2021 January 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number MT6877T MT6893
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 920 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site
Successor - MediaTek Dimensity 7050 - MediaTek Dimensity 9500

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Koorosh December 23, 2021 at 01:51 AM
It's really funny that the dimensity 1200 Instruction set ARMv8.2-A Dim because dimensity 1200 is the flagship chipset and this decision of MediaTek really does not make sense. We have this Instruction set We have ARMv8.2-A in mid-range and sometimes low-end chipsets ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Strange
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Pazzi October 16, 2022 at 09:20 AM
Dimensity 1200 is the best amongst all
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