MediaTek Dimensity 8020 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8020, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and MediaTek Dimensity 8450
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
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1675507
CPU220474388482
GPU185750610993
Memory164100375299
UX172156300733
NanoReview Score7424801675507
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
4464
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
n/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test26 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
1122
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1617
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
3681
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6406
File Compression172.4 MB/s281.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser101.2 pages/s197.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering145.6 MP/sec233.6 MP/sec
Background Blur11.7 frames/s24 frames/s
Photo Processing36.3 frames/s55.9 frames/s
Image Detection76.9 frames/s138.6 frames/s
HDR125.8 MP/sec200.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.75 MP/sec7.2 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2600 3250
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 32 KB n/a
L2 cache 320 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 6 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 4 W 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G77 MP9 Mali-G720 MP7
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Valhall 5th gen
GPU Frequency 836 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution Units 9 7
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 288 896
FLOPS 481.5 GFLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.2
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 MediaTek NPU 880

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 24 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 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x320 pixels
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
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 21 n/a
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s Up to 5170 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 6.0
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 MediaTek Dimensity 8450 the clear winner in this comparison.

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