Mediatek Dimensity 920 vs Apple A17 Pro
We’ve analyzed the newly launched
Dimensity 920 and A17 Pro
SoCs, created by
Mediatek and Apple respectively.
This comparison highlights the key differences and
similarities between these
8-core and 6-core
processors, evaluated
through Geekbench, Antutu,
and 3DMark benchmarks, and
other technical details.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Dimensity 920
Pros of A17 Pro
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
139277
399992
GPU
128453
620081
Memory
96272
265579
UX
134315
346005
Total score
498317
1631657
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
99%
79%
Graphics test
12 FPS
60 FPS
Score
2003
10002
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 920 and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
2x 3.78 GHz
Cores
8
6
Base Frequency
2000MHz
2020MHz
Turbo Frequency
2500MHz
3780MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
ARMv9-A
L2 cache
-
256 KB
L2 cache
-
16 MB
L3 cache
2 MB
-
Process
6 nanometers
3 nanometers
Transistor count
12 billion
19 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
10 W
8 W
GPU name
Mali-G68 MC4
Apple A17 GPU
Architecture
Valhall 2
Apple GPU
GPU frequency
950 MHz
1398 MHz
Pipelines
4
6
Shading units
64
128
Total shaders
128
256
FLOPS
684 Gigaflops
2147.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version
1.1
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
DirectX version
12
-
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek APU 3.0
Neural Engine
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
-
51.2 Gbit/s
Max size
16 GB
8 GB
Storage type
UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
NVMe
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
-
Max camera resolution
1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
-
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, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Modem
-
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
-
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 2770 Mbps
Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed 4G
Up to 1200 Mbps
-
Upload speed 5G
Up to 2500 Mbps
Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
Up to 800 Mbps
-
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
