MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 1200, vs HiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 980
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
761829
HiSilicon Kirin 980
591752
CPU202594193866
GPU218782159831
Memory152855114872
UX187598123183
NanoReview Score761829591752
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
4520
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2477
Stability81 %48 %
Graphics Test27 fps14 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1113
HiSilicon Kirin 980
834
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3172
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2128
File Compression159.5 MB/s94.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser94.9 pages/s50.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering135.9 MP/sec62.5 MP/sec
Background Blur9.41 frames/s6.54 frames/s
Photo Processing31.7 frames/s18.5 frames/s
Image Detection60.2 frames/s48 frames/s
HDR106.8 MP/sec54.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.48 MP/sec2.59 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 68 FPS (Ultra) 56 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS (High) 39 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 28 FPS (Low) 28 FPS (High)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 71 FPS (Ultra) 51 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 88 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 60 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 51 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device Oppo Realme GT Neo (1080x2400) Huawei Nova 5T (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3000 2600
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 32 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 320 MB 4 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB n/a
Process tech. 6 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 6.9 billion
Power (TDP) 4.3 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G77 MP9 Mali-G76 MP10
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 886 MHz 720 MHz
Execution Units 9 10
Shader Units 32 24
Total shader 288 240
FLOPS 510.3 GFLOPS 345.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
GPU Frequency 4.5 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 - UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3120x1440 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Helio M70 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 19 LTE Cat. 21
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s Up to 1400 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 200 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced January, 2021 yr August, 2018 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6893 n/a

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