MediaTek Dimensity 8020 vs Apple M2 (iPad)

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8020, vs Apple M2 (iPad). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and Apple M2 (iPad)
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 8020
742480
Apple M2 (iPad)
2188966
CPU220474547920
GPU185750915149
Memory164100363648
UX172156362249
NanoReview Score7424802188966
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
4464
Apple M2 (iPad)
19845
Stability98 %74 %
Graphics Test26 fps118 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
1122
Apple M2 (iPad)
2623
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
3681
Apple M2 (iPad)
9803
File Compression172.4 MB/s375.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser101.2 pages/s220.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering145.6 MP/sec249.8 MP/sec
Background Blur11.7 frames/s41.1 frames/s
Photo Processing36.3 frames/s99.3 frames/s
Image Detection76.9 frames/s226.5 frames/s
HDR125.8 MP/sec325.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.75 MP/sec10.7 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4x 3.49 GHz – Avalanche
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Blizzard
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2600 3490
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.5-A
L1 cache 32 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 320 MB 16 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB n/a
Process tech. 6 nm 5 nm
Transistor count n/a 20 billion
Power (TDP) 4 W 20 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G77 MP9 Apple M2 GPU
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Apple GPU
GPU Frequency 836 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution Units 9 8
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 288 1024
FLOPS 481.5 GFLOPS 2918 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 570 Apple Neural Engine
GPU Frequency n/a 15.8 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 102.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2732x2048 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels n/a
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced April, 2023 yr June, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6891, MT6891Z_Z/CZA APL1109

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M2 (iPad) the clear winner in this comparison.

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