MediaTek Dimensity 8020 vs HiSilicon Kirin 8020

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8020, vs HiSilicon Kirin 8020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and HiSilicon Kirin 8020
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
HiSilicon Kirin 8020
1326372
CPU220474430571
GPU185750551063
Memory164100212421
UX172156132317
NanoReview Score7424801326372
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
4464
HiSilicon Kirin 8020
n/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test26 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
1122
HiSilicon Kirin 8020
1350
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
3681
HiSilicon Kirin 8020
3570
File Compression172.4 MB/s155.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser101.2 pages/s101.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering145.6 MP/sec117.6 MP/sec
Background Blur11.7 frames/s11.9 frames/s
Photo Processing36.3 frames/s34.7 frames/s
Image Detection76.9 frames/s60.2 frames/s
HDR125.8 MP/sec95.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.75 MP/sec4.78 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 2.285 GHz –
- 3x 2.05 GHz –
- 4x 1.3 GHz –
Process TSMC SMIC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2600 2285
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 32 KB n/a
L2 cache 320 MB n/a
L3 Cache 8 MB n/a
Process tech. 6 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 4 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G77 MP9 Maleoon 920
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Maleoon
GPU Frequency 836 MHz 840 MHz
Execution Units 9 4
Shader Units 32 256
Total shader 288 1024
FLOPS 481.5 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 570 Da Vinci

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels n/a
Camera 1x108 pixels n/a
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
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 n/a
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced April, 2023 yr May, 2025 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6891, MT6891Z_Z/CZA n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider HiSilicon Kirin 8020 the clear winner in this comparison.

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