Mediatek Dimensity 920 vs Mediatek Dimensity 720

We’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the newly released Dimensity 920 versus Dimensity 720 SoCs, brought to you by Mediatek and Mediatek respectively. This comparison examines the pros and cons of these 8-core processors, with data from Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, alongside their detailed technical specifications.

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
  • Dimensity 920 has 25.00% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 720 (2500 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Dimensity 920 has 11.76% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 720 (950 vs 850 MHz).
  • Dimensity 920 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 720 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Dimensity 920 has 14.29% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 720 (6 vs 7 nm).
  • Dimensity 920 has 69.37 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 720 (498 K vs 294 K).
Pros of Dimensity 720
  • Dimensity 720 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 920 .

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 94857
GPU 128453 73751
Memory 96272 64277
UX 134315 61339
Total score 498317 294224

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% 97%
Graphics test 12 FPS 7 FPS
Score 2003 1219

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 920 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 2500MHz 2000MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count 12 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 10 W 10 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MC4 Mali-G57 MC3
Architecture Valhall 2 Valhall
GPU frequency 950 MHz 850 MHz
Pipelines 4 3
Shading units 64 48
Total shaders 128 96
FLOPS 684 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth - 17.07 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

Modem - -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 2770 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 2500 Mbps -
Upload speed 4G Up to 800 Mbps Up to 211 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced August 2021 July 2020
Class Mid-range Mid range
Model number MT6877T MT6853V
Official page Dimensity 920 official site Dimensity 720 official site